Sam Kaplan, an expert of over 30 years in China trade policy, joins the Maritime Morning Brief to help us cut through the noise and clarify where global trade is headed. Author of Challenging China: Smart Strategies for Dealing with China in the Xi Jinping Era and director of the Center of Excellence for Global Trade and Supply Chain Management, Kaplan brings depth, clarity, and an accessible style to topics like protectionist policies, globalization, port competitiveness, and more.