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The Mediterranean Power Play No One Covered plus Same Playbook, New Panic-Hillary Clinton Melts Down
1. Global Shipping and Strategic Waterways Control of maritime choke points (Strait of Hormuz, Panama Canal, Mediterranean ports) is now a central U.S. foreign‑policy priority. China is systematically acquiring ports worldwide, allegedly to gain leverage over global trade. The U.S. is countering China by reclaiming influence in Greece and Panama through diplomacy and economic pressure. 2. U.S.–China Strategic Confrontation Chinese state‑linked company COSCO is framed as a tool of the Chinese Communist Party. China’s reaction to losing Panama Canal port control is described as…
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