China’s shipbuilding dominance poses economic and national security risks for the US, a report says
2 weeks, 1 day ago

China’s shipbuilding dominance poses economic and national security risks for the US, a report says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In only two decades, China has grown to be the dominant player in shipbuilding, claiming more than half of the world’s commercial shipbuilding market, while the U.S. share has fallen to just 0.1%, posing serious economic and national security challenges for the U.S. and its allies, according to a report released Tuesday by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “The erosion of U.S. and allied shipbuilding capabilities poses an urgent threat to military readiness, reduces economic opportunities, and contributes to China’s global power-projection ambitions,” the report said. Funaiole said concerns over shipbuilding are “a fairly bipartisan issue.” The report said that China’s shipbuilding sector went through “a striking metamorphosis” in the past two decades, transforming from a “peripheral player” to the dominant player on the global market, with efforts centered on one state-owned enterprise: China State Shipbuilding Corporation, or CSSC. In developing recommendations for the U.S. to compete with China, the researchers zoomed in on the Chinese company’s use of Beijing’s “military-civil fusion” strategy, which blurs the lines between the country’s defense and commercial sectors.

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US urged to halt port fees for Chinese ships
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1 day, 9 hours ago

US urged to halt port fees for Chinese ships

China Daily  

By BELINDA ROBINSON in New York | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-03-26 10:41 Shipping containers are stacked high at the Port of Long Beach on March 4, 2025 in Long Beach, California. A coalition of US trade associations, shipping companies and businesses wrote letters and testified before the United States Trade Representative's Office, urging it not to go ahead with a …

Protectionist shipbuilding measures will create more problems for US: China Daily editorial
2 days, 9 hours ago

Protectionist shipbuilding measures will create more problems for US: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Shipping containers are stacked high at the Port of Long Beach on March 4, 2025 in Long Beach, California. Framing the fees as a response to China's "unfair" practices and of critical importance for national security, the USTR baselessly argues that Chinese government subsidies to its shipbuilding sector harm US businesses, while posing economic and national security risks by creating …

The warship that shows why the US Navy is falling behind China
6 days, 6 hours ago

The warship that shows why the US Navy is falling behind China

Live Mint  

When a Wisconsin shipyard won the contract to build a new class of Navy frigate in 2020, the project was meant to address an embarrassing reality: The U.S. is now the global laggard in building warships. The Constellation’s slow production and extra costs help explain why almost nobody wants to buy new American warships—even as allies clamor for U.S. fighter …

China’s naval ships spotted, sparking concerns over potential Taiwan conflict
1 week, 4 days ago

China’s naval ships spotted, sparking concerns over potential Taiwan conflict

Live Mint  

New images circulating on social media suggest that China has developed ‘invasion barges’—designed to transport troops and equipment. Naval News initially reported China’s construction of at least five massive barges featuring a 393-foot-long road-bridge extending from their bow. Dr. Emma Salisbury, Sea Power Research Fellow at the Council of Geostrategy, highlights China’s growing fleet of dual-use ships, commercial vessels that …

Chinese ships are carrying America’s cargo. The US wants to reverse that.
1 week, 4 days ago

Chinese ships are carrying America’s cargo. The US wants to reverse that.

Live Mint  

SINGAPORE—In 2002, with China’s shipyards producing just 8% of global commercial tonnage, then-Premier Zhu Rongji challenged his nation. China’s dominance has spurred President Trump and a bipartisan group of lawmakers to form a plan that would make America a shipbuilding power again. Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji making a speech at the launch of the world’s first commercial magnetic levitation train …

US takes rivalry with China to the high seas
2 weeks, 3 days ago

US takes rivalry with China to the high seas

Raw Story  

The United States may still have the world's most powerful navy but it seems to have realised that this is no longer sufficient to reassert US supremacy over the high seas. Trump told the US Congress last week that his administration would "resurrect" the country's nautical construction industry "including commercial shipbuilding and military shipbuilding". Researcher Sophie Quintin, of Portsmouth University …

China’s warships are turning up in unexpected places and alarming US allies. Is this the new normal?
3 weeks ago

China’s warships are turning up in unexpected places and alarming US allies. Is this the new normal?

CNN  

Brisbane, Australia/Hong Kong CNN — Chinese warships have been circumnavigating Australia’s coastline for more than three weeks, passing within 200 miles of Sydney, and staging unprecedented live-fire drills on its doorstep with New Zealand. Trump’s embrace of Russia and his cold shoulder to Europe – driven by a transactional approach that Singapore’s defense minister likened to a “landlord seeking rent” …

China’s latest naval exercises have shown how far it can project power
3 weeks ago

China’s latest naval exercises have shown how far it can project power

Live Mint  

In the last two weeks, the People’s Liberation Army of China conducted live-fire naval drills in the international waters off Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam, and shooting drills in the Taiwan Strait. China now has the world’s largest maritime fighting force, with 234 vessels compared to the US Navy’s 219. Last year, Beijing also passed the milestone of achieving more …

China’s Naval Moves Show the Scale of Its Ambition
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

China’s Naval Moves Show the Scale of Its Ambition

Live Mint  

In the last two weeks, the People’s Liberation Army conducted live-fire naval drills in the international waters off Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam, and shooting drills in the Taiwan Strait. While China’s vessels aren’t necessarily superior — yet — the US Office of Naval Intelligence assessed in 2020 that its ships were increasingly of comparable quality. Last year, Beijing also …

Labour unions call on Trump to boost US shipbuilding against increasing Chinese dominance
1 month, 1 week ago

Labour unions call on Trump to boost US shipbuilding against increasing Chinese dominance

Live Mint  

Washington, The heads of four major labour unions on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump to boost American shipbuilding and enforce tariffs and other "strong penalties" against China for its increasing dominance in that sphere. In a draft of the letter obtained by, they urged Trump to "impose tough penalties against vessels built according to the plans, policies, and actions …

Labor unions call on Trump to boost US shipbuilding against increasing Chinese dominance
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1 month, 1 week ago

Labor unions call on Trump to boost US shipbuilding against increasing Chinese dominance

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The heads of four major labor unions on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump to boost American shipbuilding and enforce tariffs and other “strong penalties” against China for its increasing dominance in that sphere. The presidents of the United Steelworkers, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers argue …

China's navy commissions new-generation frigate as competition rises with US and others
2 months ago

China's navy commissions new-generation frigate as competition rises with US and others

The Independent  

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China’s navy commissions new-generation frigate as competition rises with US and others
2 months ago

China’s navy commissions new-generation frigate as competition rises with US and others

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the U.S. and other regional powers, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat effectiveness” of its forces. China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy operates mainly in waters off the Chinese east coast and in the huge and strategically crucial South China …

China’s navy commissions new-generation frigate as competition rises with US and others
2 months ago

China’s navy commissions new-generation frigate as competition rises with US and others

CNN  

Taipei, Taiwan AP — China’s navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the US and other regional powers, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat effectiveness” of its forces. China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy operates mainly in waters off the Chinese east coast and in the huge and strategically crucial South …

U.S. probe finds China unfairly dominates shipbuilding, paving way for penalties, sources say
2 months, 1 week ago

U.S. probe finds China unfairly dominates shipbuilding, paving way for penalties, sources say

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has concluded that China uses unfair policies and practices to dominate the global maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors, three sources familiar with the results of a months-long trade investigation told Reuters. Ms. Tai's office last month announced a last-minute trade investigation into older Chinese-made "legacy" semiconductors that could heap more U.S. tariffs on chips from …

Fear that China rules the waves jolts US to pursue maritime revival
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Fear that China rules the waves jolts US to pursue maritime revival

Live Mint  

Rising tensions with China are prompting Washington to revisit America’s roots as a trading nation of the seas. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has advocated a focus on “maritime statecraft," stressing commercial shipping’s importance to the Navy in tasks including refueling ships and carrying vital military supplies. “I’m not foolish enough to think it’s going to be easy," …

Dwarfed by China in shipbuilding, US looks to build its defense base to fend off war
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dwarfed by China in shipbuilding, US looks to build its defense base to fend off war

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. severely lags behind China in shipbuilding capacity, lawmakers and experts have warned, as the Biden administration tries to build up the country’s ability to develop and produce weapons and other defense supplies to fend off war. China’s navy is already the world’s largest, and its shipbuilding capacity, estimated to be 230 times larger, dwarfs that of …

Dwarfed by China in shipbuilding, US looks to build its defense base to fend off war
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dwarfed by China in shipbuilding, US looks to build its defense base to fend off war

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. China’s navy is already the world’s largest, and its …

China covered up sinking of newest submarine: U.S. official
5 months, 3 weeks ago

China covered up sinking of newest submarine: U.S. official

The Hindu  

China sought to cover up the sinking of its newest nuclear-powered submarine, a senior US defense official said on Thursday, September 26, 2024. The sinking at a shipyard earlier this year was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which also said that satellite imagery later showed large floating cranes arriving to salvage it. "It's not surprising that the PLA …

At the world’s largest shipyard, US courts an ally to face up to China
6 months ago

At the world’s largest shipyard, US courts an ally to face up to China

Live Mint  

ULSAN, South Korea—Just a few months ago, U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro admired a new South Korean warship built in this port city at the world’s largest shipyard. China, South Korea and Japan churn out ships that account for more than 90% of the world’s tonnage, according to a U.S. congressional report from November. The priority should be strengthening …

'De-risking' efforts and exercise in futility: China Daily editorial
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'De-risking' efforts and exercise in futility: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Chinese and US flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing. By leveraging closer economic ties with India and encouraging greater collaboration between the two sides in areas such as information technology, space exploration and renewable energy, the Biden administration hopes to hold back China's development by reducing its leadership advantages and, by positioning India as an …

Reality is tariff hikes of no real benefit: China Daily editorial
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Reality is tariff hikes of no real benefit: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Fully loaded container ships are seen at the port of Los Angeles, California, the United States, Oct 29, 2021. The increases were originally scheduled to be phased in from Aug 1, as the White House believes the imposition of tariffs under section 301 of the Trade Act "have been effective in encouraging China to take positive steps in addressing the …

Shipbuilding industry cruises amid headwinds
8 months, 1 week ago

Shipbuilding industry cruises amid headwinds

China Daily  

An image shows the construction of a heavy lift vessel at a shipbuilding plant in Wuhu, Anhui province, in May. Chinese shipyards saw new orders surge 43.9 percent year-on-year to 54.22 million deadweight tons in the first half of the year. China's shipbuilding industry will retain its top spot globally this year, by capitalizing on robust industrial chain capabilities and …

Charting a New Course: Why the US Navy Must Confront Unrealistic Optimism
10 months ago

Charting a New Course: Why the US Navy Must Confront Unrealistic Optimism

The Diplomat  

At the 2024 Sea-Air-Space defense conference hosted by the Navy League from April 8-10, U.S. Navy leadership and major defense contractor executives convened in a setting more somber than it appeared. The gathering at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, just eight miles due south of the U.S. Capitol, was overshadowed by the results of a damning internal report …

Charges of port cranes threatening national security groundless
1 year ago

Charges of port cranes threatening national security groundless

China Daily  

Workers at the port machinery base of Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries in Nantong, Jiangsu province. Although ZPMC has issued a statement rebutting the finding of a probe by US lawmakers last week that the cranes made by it for US ports threaten the United States' national security, the Shanghai-based crane maker's claims of innocence will likely fall on deaf ears. …

US is constantly assessing expansion of export controls on chips that could boost China's military
1 year ago

US is constantly assessing expansion of export controls on chips that could boost China's military

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — The United States is constantly assessing the need to expand export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and manufacturing equipment that could be used to boost its military, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Monday. Last year, the U.S. Commerce Department broadened the export controls, sparking protests from China’s Commerce Ministry that the restrictions …

Port cranes lifted into the realms of spy movies: China Daily editorial
1 year, 1 month ago

Port cranes lifted into the realms of spy movies: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

US President Joe Biden. The Joe Biden administration is reportedly going to issue multiple cybersecurity directives on Wednesday aimed at addressing what it calls "vulnerability" at US maritime ports. The move comes in the wake of claims by some US lawmakers that cargo cranes made in China pose potential security risks. They should be reminded that the Chinese port crane …

US to invest billions to replace China-made cranes at nation’s ports
1 year, 1 month ago

US to invest billions to replace China-made cranes at nation’s ports

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration plans to invest billions in the domestic manufacturing of cargo cranes, seeking to counter fears that the use of China-built cranes with advanced software at many U.S. ports poses a potential national security risk. They include a U.S. Coast Guard security directive to mandate certain digital security requirements for currently deployed foreign-built cranes at strategic seaports, as …

Nation to uphold dominant position in shipbuilding market
1 year, 2 months ago

Nation to uphold dominant position in shipbuilding market

China Daily  

A vessel is under construction at a shipyard in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, on Monday. MENG DELONG/FOR CHINA DAILY China will continue to uphold its dominant position in the global shipbuilding market this year, leveraging its robust supply chain capabilities and focusing on intelligent and green advancements, market watchers and shipbuilders said on Monday. Their comments came as the latest data …

Chinese automakers embrace export boom with own shipping fleets
1 year, 2 months ago

Chinese automakers embrace export boom with own shipping fleets

China Daily  

BYD Explorer No.1 docks at a port in Shandong province. It is the first vessel in the shipping fleet of BYD, which has joined a number of Chinese automakers in accelerating car exports by operating their own shipping fleets. As China's automobile industry embraces a new export era, automakers are grappling with challenges such as soaring rents, shipping capacity constraints, …

Shipbuilders ride wave of success
1 year, 3 months ago

Shipbuilders ride wave of success

China Daily  

Workers at the shipbuilding yard use another form of transport as they leave for a break at the Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Corp in Taixing, Jiangsu province. In that period, China led the world in terms of vessel completion and orders, holding 49.7 percent of the global market in vessel completion, 67 percent of new orders and 54.4 percent of …

Shipbuilders ride wave of success
1 year, 3 months ago

Shipbuilders ride wave of success

China Daily  

Workers at the shipbuilding yard use another form of transport as they leave for a break at the Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Corp in Taixing, Jiangsu province. In that period, China led the world in terms of vessel completion and orders, holding 49.7 percent of the global market in vessel completion, 67 percent of new orders and 54.4 percent of …

China says a US Navy ship ‘illegally intruded’ into waters in the South China Sea
1 year, 3 months ago

China says a US Navy ship ‘illegally intruded’ into waters in the South China Sea

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Chinese military said that an American naval ship had “illegally intruded” on Monday into waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, the site of a hot territorial dispute between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. “The U.S. deliberately disrupted the situation in the South China Sea, seriously violated China’s sovereignty and security, seriously undermined regional …

Beijing accuses US navy of ‘illegally’ entering South China Sea territory
1 year, 3 months ago

Beijing accuses US navy of ‘illegally’ entering South China Sea territory

Al Jazeera  

China says that the United States has undermined ‘regional peace and stability’. “The US deliberately disrupted the situation in the South China Sea,” the People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater asserted in a statement. Dwarfed by China’s military might, the country has sought support from US forces, the major military power patrolling the important shipping lanes and fishing grounds in the …

The US escalates chips war With China
1 year, 11 months ago

The US escalates chips war With China

Hindustan Times  

Global geopolitics is in a state of intense flux. These controls will affect “the flow of high-end semiconductors and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment to Beijing.” The wave of United States sanctions began in 2019 as a nascent effort by the Trump Administration to limit the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei’s growing footprint in multiple regions across the globe. With the competition picking up …

China threatens consequences over US warship's actions
2 years ago

China threatens consequences over US warship's actions

India Today  

China threatened “serious consequences” Friday after the United States Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in a move Beijing claimed was a violation of its sovereignty and security. “Unlawful and sweeping maritime claims in the South China Sea pose a serious threat to the freedom …

China threatens consequences over US warship’s actions
2 years ago

China threatens consequences over US warship’s actions

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — China threatened “serious consequences” Friday after the United States Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in a move Beijing claimed was a violation of its sovereignty and security. “Unlawful and sweeping maritime claims in the South China Sea pose a serious threat to …

China threatens consequences over US warship's actions
2 years ago

China threatens consequences over US warship's actions

The Independent  

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Chinese military says US ship ‘warned’ away in South China Sea
2 years ago

Chinese military says US ship ‘warned’ away in South China Sea

Al Jazeera  

PLA says the USS Milius’s intrusion into its territorial waters undermined regional peace and stability. China’s military says it tracked and warned away a United States warship that had illegally entered waters it claims in the South China Sea. In a statement on Thursday, the Southern Theatre Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army said the USS Milius, a guided …

The state of the U.S. Navy as China builds up its naval force and threatens Taiwan
2 years ago

The state of the U.S. Navy as China builds up its naval force and threatens Taiwan

CBS News  

U.S. Navy responds to China’s naval buildup Is the Navy ready? Admiral Samuel Paparo commands the U.S. Pacific Fleet, whose 200 ships and 150,000 sailors and civilians make up 60% of the entire U.S. Navy. Admiral Samuel Paparo: It's an aircraft carrier and its airwing is capable of 150 strike or air-to-air sorties per day, with at its surge levels, …

The state of the U.S. Navy as China builds up its naval force and threatens Taiwan
2 years ago

The state of the U.S. Navy as China builds up its naval force and threatens Taiwan

CBS News  

U.S. Navy responds to China’s naval buildup Is the Navy ready? Admiral Samuel Paparo commands the U.S. Pacific Fleet, whose 200 ships and 150,000 sailors and civilians make up 60% of the entire U.S. Navy. Admiral Samuel Paparo: It's an aircraft carrier and its airwing is capable of 150 strike or air-to-air sorties per day, with at its surge levels, …

US holds drills in South China Sea amid tensions with China
2 years, 1 month ago

US holds drills in South China Sea amid tensions with China

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The United States Navy and Marine Corps are holding joint exercises in the South China Sea at a time of heightened tensions with Beijing over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon. The 7th Fleet based in Japan said Sunday that the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier strike group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit have been …

US holds drills in South China Sea amid tensions with China
2 years, 1 month ago

US holds drills in South China Sea amid tensions with China

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.S. Navy and Marine …

Pentagon: Despite Russia’s war, China still top threat to US
2 years, 4 months ago

Pentagon: Despite Russia’s war, China still top threat to US

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — China remains the greatest security challenge for the United States despite Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the threat from Beijing will determine how the U.S. military is equipped and shaped for the future, according to a new Pentagon defense strategy. At the same time, the 80-page, unclassified report notes Russia’s war in Ukraine and says Moscow is a …

Leviathan: China’s new navy
2 years, 9 months ago

Leviathan: China’s new navy

Al Jazeera  

With its new aircraft carrier, the Fujian, China is leapfrogging current military technologies to challenge the might of the US navy. This new design of aircraft carrier is a quantum leap in capabilities from these older models and will greatly enhance China’s combat power. The Fujian has shown the world that China has leapfrogged over several current military technologies, like …

Foreign orders boost China shipbuilding firm linked to military
2 years, 10 months ago

Foreign orders boost China shipbuilding firm linked to military

Al Jazeera  

US think tank says shipping firms need to reconsider approach given shipyards links to military. “CSSC is a linchpin in Beijing’s military-civil fusion strategy, which aims to upgrade the People’s Liberation Army and level up China’s military science and technology industries while simultaneously strengthening instruments of national power across the board,” the think tank said in a paper published last …

Satellite images show China built mock-ups of US warships
3 years, 4 months ago

Satellite images show China built mock-ups of US warships

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Satellite images show China has built mock-ups of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer in its northwestern desert, possibly for practice for a future naval clash as tensions rise between the nations. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily briefing Monday that he had no information about the images, saying, “I’m not aware of …

China builds mock-ups of U.S. warships, possibly to practice for future naval clash
3 years, 4 months ago

China builds mock-ups of U.S. warships, possibly to practice for future naval clash

LA Times  

Satellite images show that China has built mock-ups of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer in its northwestern desert, possibly for practice for a future naval clash between the two great powers. That includes the development of land-, sea- and air-launched missiles to repel and possibly sink opposing vessels, expressed most emphatically by the land-based DF-21D ballistic missile, known …

Pentagon rattled by Chinese military push on multiple fronts
3 years, 4 months ago

Pentagon rattled by Chinese military push on multiple fronts

The Hindu  

China’s growing military muscle and its drive to end American predominance in the Asia-Pacific is rattling the U.S. defence establishment. “The pace at which China is moving is stunning,” says Gen. John Hyten, the second-highest ranking officer in the U.S. military, who previously commanded the U.S. nuclear forces and oversaw the Air Force space operations. He called it “very concerning” …

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