Just now, the official Weibo account of the U.S. Embassy in China released the following statement:
China controls nearly one-fifth of the world's commercial fleet, which enables it to influence the pricing and supply of vessels used for international trade. The actions taken by the Trump administration will address the threat posed by China's dominance in maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding industries to the U.S. economy and national security.
On April 17, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the results of the Section 301 investigation into China's shipping, logistics, and shipbuilding industries: all Chinese ships calling at U.S. ports will be charged a "service fee" per ton of cargo loaded, with the funds used to revitalize America's shipbuilding industry.
Still hegemony!
The decline of America's shipbuilding industry is blaming China. This portends that there will be more stringent restrictive measures in the future.
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