Europe can't afford to be naive when it comes to China's growing presence in strategic port infrastructure in Europe. The European Parliament should push @EU_Commission to draw up a strategy to protect critical port infrastructure.
Read more in today's @POLITICOEurope 👇
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/kvanbrempt/status/1632629634352177155
Research by @JonathanHolslag raises important questions on the role of the Chinese government and Chinese investment in our EU ports. Even more alarming is the indication this report gives on the possibility of dual use in Chinese ships: both commercial and military.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/kvanbrempt/status/1632630747017224193
Ports have a crucial role in the European Green Deal and the sustainable transition of our economy and our energy sector. We need to make sure that we can protect our ports from foreign interference.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/kvanbrempt/status/1632630748501901314
Different trade instruments, like the Foreign Direct Investment Regulation and the Anti Coercion Instrument, can help us do that. But we lack an overarching strategy to safeguard European strategic port infrastructure.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/kvanbrempt/status/1632630750393643011
We should push the European Commission to urgently develop a strategy to protect critical port infrastructure and guarantee the security and economic resilience of the European Union.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/kvanbrempt/status/1632630752121610240