Trump forced China out of a strategic port — but cronies just opened the back door

Georgia’s economy minister announced Monday that the state will build the Anaklia deep-sea port on its own, under a “landlord model” — full state ownership, no shares sold, no strategic investor.

The Chinese-Singaporean consortium selected in 2024 to hold 49% of the project was not mentioned once.

That silence was the news: Beijing is out […] ...