
Visitors stand next to mock-up models of an unmanned marine system of South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean at the Asian Defense and Security Exhibition (ADAS) in Manila, Philippines on Sept. 25, 2024. Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images
The Chinese communist regime on Oct. 14 sanctioned five U.S.-linked units of South Korean shipbuilding giant Hanwha Ocean and threatened further retaliatory actions against entities supporting the U.S. government’s investigation into its maritime sector.
The affected subsidiaries are Hanwha Shipping LLC, Hanwha Philly Shipyard Inc., Hanwha Ocean USA International LLC, Hanwha Shipping Holdings LLC, and HS USA Holdings Corp, according to a notice from China’s Ministry of Commerce.