U.S. media sound the alarm about the danger of the global shipbuilding industry, with 95% of global capacity either within China or within the range of China's first wave of missiles!
In recent times, several U.S. media outlets have issued warnings about the current state of the global shipbuilding industry, especially complaining about China's huge share and strategic position in the global shipbuilding industry. They believe that 95% of global shipbuilding activities are concentrated in East Asia, mainly in China and its neighboring countries Japan and South Korea. Moreover, these two countries are within the range of China's large number of short-range missiles, leaving no time for early warning.
The article reflects that the United States has almost no control over the supply chain in the shipbuilding industry, while compared to this, China has shown its ability to exert influence by closing these chains. For example, due to the small size of the U.S. merchant fleet, it is difficult to maintain long-term transportation tasks, which limits the ability of U.S. overseas forces to be deployed.
Although last April, the White House issued an executive order aimed at restoring the United States' maritime dominance and promised to launch the Maritime Action Plan (MAP) by early November of the same year to address the above issues. However, until now, the plan has not been seen. At the same time, the "Build America Ship Act" has stalled due to lack of substantial bipartisan support. This delay will only exacerbate the U.S. shipping deficit.
Faced with this situation, many Americans have become aware of the shipping deficit issue, but few truly understand how to solve it. Some continue to rely on imports, others hope to catch up with China through technological innovation or subsidies, and a few blame legal restrictions or problems within the industry itself.
Dao Ge looked at the general content of the article and found that the U.S. reflection was far from the point. Besides constantly blaming China, doesn't the U.S. itself have problems? The U.S. media's point is that as long as China's shipbuilding industry is not strong, the U.S. shipbuilding industry can naturally become strong again. This logic is childish and even a bit ridiculous. Today, global industrial development is a crucial factor: cost issues. As long as the U.S. does not bring down the costs, its competitiveness will inevitably fail to rise.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1856721198015500/
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