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11/11/2022at 09:03

Shipowners have big loans in China – now they are starting to worry about sanctions

Sanctions against Russia have reflected a broad consensus in the West to use embargos as a political weapon. Shipowners are now discussing whether the same measures might be used against China and thereby Chinese leasing companies, says one US bank.
According to The Guardian, Chinese President Xi Jinping has asked the military to prepare for war, interpreted by the media as a Taiwan-targeted warning. | Photo: Tingshu Wang/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by TOMAS KRISTIANSEN

As the West was so unanimously prepared to launch sanctions against Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, would that also be the case if China decides to invade Taiwan?

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