CWP alum, Isaac Kardon, interviewed for GeoTrends on "From ports to power"

“China seeks to control value chains and the operational backbone of international trade,” highlights to GeoTrends Professor Isaac Kardon, a leading authority on China’s maritime strategy and fellow for China Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Delving deeper into China’s “modern maritime strategy,” Dr. Kardon outlines that Beijing is consolidating control over the infrastructure of global trade, explaining how China has expanded its domestic transport networks and international shipping reach to position itself as a dominant force in shipbuilding, container production, and port operations worldwide.

Reflecting on the potential implications for the future of international trade, he unpacks the strategic logic behind China’s maritime ambitions and examines what this means for the evolving global trading system.

From ports to power: Professor Isaac Kardon on China’s global shipping strategy

• 29/08/2025

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