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Ahhhh, the Bahamas. Beautiful, romantic beaches, palm trees, azure skies, the People's Liberation Army. Yes, the PLA. Communist China's military-industrial-espionage complex, has invaded paradise in a big way. The huge, recently completed container facility at Freeport operated by Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd., should be considered a Chinese forward base -- only 60 miles from West Palm Beach, Florida. Hutchison Whampoa is the shipping behemoth run by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, whose close ties to the PLA and China's top Communist leadership have long been public knowledge. Over the past several years, we have warned of his role in establishing PLA beachheads at the world's strategic shipping ports. Hutchison Whampoa has gained control, for instance, over ports at both ends of the Panama Canal. We reported on February 14, 2000: "A recently released ...