Security Threats and Industry Dominance: Behind the Controversy Over the Chinese Shipyard Building BC Ferries Vessels
Workers build the keel of a ship at the state-owned Guangzhou Shipyard Guangdong Province, southern China, in a file photo. China Photos/Getty Images
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China Merchants Group Limited, the parent company of the Chinese state-owned firm contracted by BC Ferries to build new vessels, has faced international scrutiny over its global activities, including allegations of debt-trap diplomacy through China’s Belt and Road Initiative and efforts aimed at furthering Beijing’s goals abroad.
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