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If they don't just re-controller them and replace the entire structure, we've gone insane. China wouldn't care that they're not following contract protocol. Just nationalize them. Really this should have never happened in the first place.

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Who owns the cranes, though? Dubai World Ports, in some cases.[1] China does not, apparently, own any ports in the US directly at the moment, although for a while COSCO had a terminal at Long Beach. Worldwide, a huge number of ports are owned by Chinese companies, financed by the government of China, or both. This is unsurprising given the size of China's shipping industry, but it's also part of a policy to increase the worldwide influence of China.

[1] https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/uae-purchase-american-port-...

If Chinese cranes are an issue at all, then re-controllering extant cranes is just a half measure and the proper solution is to make sure we have a suitable source for cranes in the future. Might as well give that domestic crane source some business now, and work out any problems now rather than kicking the can down the road.

Perhaps, but America is a state where the Rule of Law has power. Undermining the Rule of Law for individual cases like this is not worth it.

The Rule of Law includes provisions for national security and for contracts violations. They can break a contract and pay compensation without literally replacing cranes.

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