America’s Shipbuilding Deficit: How Washington’s Failures Empower China’s Naval Dominance

As America faces an increasingly aggressive maritime threat from China, recent moves by U.S. lawmakers illuminate a sobering reality: the United States is critically behind in shipbuilding capacity—so much so that it is now turning to South Korea and Japan for expertise and support. This dependency not only signals a decline in American industrial independence but also threatens national security by ceding strategic ground to Beijing.Is America Losing Its Edge in Naval Power?The facts are striking. While China commands a staggering 53% share of global commercial shipbuilding capacity, the United States accounts for a meager 0.1%. Even South Korea and...