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>>>>. . . . and in Long Beach, CA

That was banned though, right?

(Thank you Duncan Hunter!)

Excerpt:

LONG BEACH NAVAL STATION

JANUARY 1999

COSCO BANNED FROM LONG BEACH

On October 17, 1998, H.R. 3616, the Fiscal Year 1999 Defense Authorization Act was signed by the President and became law.

Among the measures contained in the law is a provision, authored by Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), denying the President the authority to issue a waiver allowing the China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) to lease a terminal at the former Long Beach Naval Station.

According to a report by the House Task Force on Terrorism, “Although presented as a commercial entity, COSCO is actually an arm of the Chinese military establishment. COSCO provides services to the logistics and and transportation arms of the PLA’s [People’s Liberation Army] Navy and Air Force.”

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I was aware of the Congressional action. However, I thought that the powers that be otherwise managed to work around that and essentially give COSCO the base anyway. Maybe I’m wrong.