Comment / On the wires: Shadowboxing in the South China Sea

18/05/2021

In recent times, I have covered in detail for Premium the simmering tensions in the South China Sea – my most recent post referenced the dynamic between China and the Philippines.

Two appetisers here:

– Rehearsal start for the container shipping new normal (South China Sea: the next global container shipping flashpoint);

– Sailing (or not) from Ever Given to the China hustle (Problems we face as logisticians appear utopian in comparison to a worst-case scenario induced by Beijing).

Tuesday alert. Very briefly here: put the ...

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