Every containership ordered from a Chinese Tier-1 yard is a commercial transaction and a naval subsidy simultaneously. The shipping industry processes them as separate decisions. Beijing does not. Satellite imagery of Longxue Island Shipbuilding Base, captured in January 2025 by CSIS analysts using Maxar commercial imagery, shows an Evergreen containership on the slipway alongside an […] The post Explainer: How global shipping Is financing China’s navy without knowing it appeared first on Container News .