I have several Q research "issues" with this story thread. Lack of critical thinking being the primary issue. Back when the LBP photo was posted in April, it was pointed out that the photo is not Long Beach Port, but the leisure craft marina (Marina Pacifica) just southeast of the LBP. Also pictured is Seal Beach, and in the background you can see the Long Beach Airport. Let's say I have reason to know that region, and often have to navigate using maps. In no real world universe is that a picture of Long Beach Port, which critically thinking anons pointed out at the time.
Then began a whole basket full of speculations and digging on why the wrong geographical identification, but relevant to LBP. Q Research being Q Research, there could be a logical, dig-worthy reason. It's also possible we have a problem at Q headquarters with fact checking.
So, knowing the misidentification, why the connection between that picture and the American Thinker story of the Chinese having to sell their interests in the port? The story stands on it's own, and has no established connection to Seal Beach and Marina Pacifica.
While we're on this topic, has anyone seen the YT videos of supposed decoding of this LBP image? Those of you who watch various Q connected Youtubers know what I am talking about. So many wild, implausible, crazy, time and energy wasting theories! My favorite part of one of the decode theories is the lower right portion of the picture, in which the wake of a boat can be seen. The decoder then produced a map of the region with a line extending from that wake into Los Angeles county for reasons I didn't bother finding out, partly because he used one of the watch hands images posted by Q to synchronize the wake direction… It's wild ass stuff like that which throws a big NO! switch in my head. Another "decoder" made connections to Schiff and child trafficking routes and The Standard hotel. Just throw anything out there. No critical thinking. We've entered a no man's land of lunacy is my concern. So much wasted energy. I did not sign up to being systematically mislead by our own!