&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot; https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612597/aboard-the-giant-sand-sucking-ships-that-china-uses-to-reshape-the-world/ &quot;&gt; Aboard the giant sand-sucking ships that China uses to reshape the world &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt; Photograph from CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative/Digitalglobe