Trump envoy warns Greece that US wants China out of Piraeus port

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Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former TV host on US broadcaster Fox, suggested that Beijing’s current influence could potentially be balanced by increased American investment in other infrastructure projects. | George Vitsaras/EPA

“I think there’s ways around it, that something could be worked out,” suggests ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle.

ATHENS — The Trump administration has a new European target in its crosshairs: China's state ownership of Piraeus port in Greece.

“It is unfortunate, but I think there’s ways around it, that something could be worked out, whether you pursue a path of enhancing output in other areas or perhaps that Piraeus could be for sale,” the U.S. ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, said in an interview with local outlet Antenna TV.

China invested heavily in debt-ridden Greece during the country's lengthy economic crisis, with the goal of making it a hub for Chinese exports. Athens actively courted Beijing as companies from other Western countries turned away from Greece, spooked by its financial woes and infamous bureaucracy.

Chipay on November 16th, 2025 at 21:19 UTC »

They're free to buy China's share, or is free market capitalism no longer the gospel of the Republican Party?

V_T_H on November 16th, 2025 at 20:02 UTC »

Remember when Don Jr left his wife for this woman and they got engaged and then he decided he wanted to trade her in for a younger model so they just quietly broke it off and Donny gave her a prime ambassadorship so she’d shut up and go away? Ahhh, great times.

AdviceFit1692 on November 16th, 2025 at 19:55 UTC »

Why do all these MAGA people look like they've had an allergic reaction, they love pumping stuff in their faces then talking about god and the way we were created don't they, some irony there I think.