Ship Wars: Confronting China’s Dual-Use Shipbuilding Empire
China is leveraging its globally dominant commercial shipbuilding industry to support its naval modernization—and foreign companies are inadvertently helping. This report outlines how the United States and its partners can confront China's dual-use shipyards.
China shipbuilding dominates, US still trying to ‘right the ship’
The Chinese military boasts the world's largest navy based on the number of vessels and is on pace to have 425 ships by 2030.
China says fees on ships linked to it will not revitalise US industry
A plan by the United States to levy fees on China-linked ships will hurt global supply and industrial chains and undermine the interests of U.S. companies, China's foreign ministry said on Monday.
Tensions rise as the US tackles China's shipbuilding dominance
The USA is ramping up its actions against China's dominance in the shipbuilding industry. Authorities plan to impose fees of up to $1.5 million on Chinese ships docking at American ports. According to CNBC,
US to impose hefty fees on Chinese ships amid industry push
The United States is increasing efforts to counter China's dominance in the shipbuilding industry. Authorities plan to impose up to $1.5 million fees for Chinese ships docking at U.S. ports. According to CNBC,
US strikes back at China's maritime trade with port fee
Chinese-built ships could face a $1.5 million docking fee at US ports — the latest move to curb China's trade dominance. What would the impact be when combined with Trump's tariffs and other protectionist measures?
Taiwan Detains Ship and Chinese Crew After Undersea Cable Severed
The island's coast guard said the incident is a national-security matter and possible case of Chinese sabotage.
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Taiwan investigating a Chinese-crewed ship believed to have severed an undersea cable
Taiwanese authorities are investigating a Chinese-crewed ship suspected of severing an undersea communications cable in the latest such incident adding to tensions between Taipei and Beijing ...
On Chinese Tuna Boats, North Koreans Trawl for Cash for Kim Jong-un
Thousands of miles from home, North Koreans work on Chinese tuna longliners in the Indian Ocean for pay that goes to their ...
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North Koreans endure ‘slave-like’ labor on Chinese vessels, report finds
North Koreans have reportedly been subjected to slave-like exploitation aboard Chinese distant-water fishing vessels, ...
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Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed ship suspected of cutting undersea cable
Taiwan’s coast guard detained a cargo ship and its Chinese crew on Tuesday and said it was investigating whether the vessel had deliberately cut an undersea internet cable, in the latest possibl ...
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Trump admin could raise port fees on Chinese ships: Who will it impact?
President Donald Trump's administration announced a new proposal that would raise fees on Chinese shipping vessels as well as ships made in China when they dock at U.S. ports, though the fees ...
North Koreans endure years of forced labour on Chinese ships: Report
SEOUL: North Koreans have been forced to work on Chinese-flagged fishing vessels without touching land for as long as a ...