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Belt and Road

'Sold to China': Greece's Piraeus port town cools on Belt and Road

Beijing's gateway to Europe faces growing local opposition

A view of the Piraeus Container Terminal, about a 20-minute drive from Athens.   © Reuters
MOMOKO KIDERA, Nikkei staff writer | Europe

PIRAEUS, Greece -- "They sold this place to China and Russia," screamed the graffiti on a road along the Port of Piraeus, about a 20-minute drive from Athens.

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