Aldo Braida News Today

In recent decades, working aggressively to expand its might, China has transformed itself into the world’s seafood superpower. This pre-eminence has come at a grave human and environmental cost. In part two, at sea and on land, China looms large in South America.

China has invested heavily in an armada of far-flung fishing vessels, in part to extend its global influence, Ian Urbina writes. This maritime expansion has come at grave human cost.