greece is emerging from the shadows of the financial crisis more than a decade ago. its economy among the fastest growing in the eu. the boom at the port of piraeus, near athens, is helping. two thirds is now owned by a chinese state company. cosco has been building up its stake after international lenders forced greece to sell this and other public assets. when you get this close, you can see just how huge these container ships are. and day in, day out, they re bringing tons of goods, which will then be dispatched to all corners of europe. and this is a crucial gateway to the continent for china but the expansion of this port is controversial. this lawyer has lived in piraeus all her life. she s suing the port over alleged environmental harm. everyone is against this because it will not benefit piraeus.
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