• Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science; Affiliated faculty member, Graduate School of International Studies, Université Laval
The Chinese-flagged fishing vessel sails at dusk on the high seas near the Galapagos Islands on July 2021. In the summer of 2020, hundreds of Chinese vessels were discovered fishing for squid near the long-isolated Galapagos Islands, a UNESCO world heritage site. (AP Photo/Joshua Goodman)

China is struggling to control its provinces as they expand distant‑water fishing

Economic interests can motivate local governments in China to pursue policies that result in excessive growth and can lead to unintended foreign policy consequences.

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