First on the fox: Chinese domination Through now, the view of shipbuilding sends alarms via Capitol Hill, suggesting the upcoming legislation.
A two-sided group of military veterans who now serves in the House of Representatives, Homeland Security Committee Mark Green, R-tenn., Tail. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., And Rev. Don Davis, Dn.c. – Performing a law aimed at revitalizing the clairvoyance of the US commercial shipping sector.
“This is not an exercise. The basic pillar of American security, our naval superiority, threatens communist China,” Green told Fox News Digital.
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Chinese President XI Jinping chairmanship chairmanship, including their navy. (AP/China PLA)
Green said the Chinese Navy is now the largest in the world, surpassing USA With 350 estimated seafood vessels, compared to 280.
“China used her fleet to remove the freedom of navigation, the harassment of civilian ships and the intimidation of our allies,” he said. “In order to maintain our strategic advantage, we need to invest a ‘full speed of forward’ in our naval industrial base – including commercial shipyards, military shipyards and every connection in the supply chain.”
The proposal of the law would establish a national commission for the Maritime Industrial Base and obliged him to launch an investigation into the status of the US naval industry, both military and commercial.
The goal would be to develop political and legislative recommendations for the revival of the US shipyard.
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The Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee Mark Green conducts a bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
Kiggans said shipbuilding was the “backbone” of the economy of her Virginia coastal district in a Fox News Digital statement.
“However, because of the issue of labor and supply chain, our naval industrial base struggles to keep up with growing global threats. This commission is a critical step towards recognizing the challenges that our shipyards are facing and strengthening our ability to build and maintain a world class fleet,” she said.
Davis said: “We need to cooperate to ensure that both public and private sectors work together to find solutions that will strengthen our naval industrial base. Shipbuilding is vital for our national security.”
American competition with China remained among Most double -sided problems In Congress, even with a current hyperportigan environment.
China has almost 47% of the global market in shipbuilding, according to the US Navy Institute.
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South Korea and Japan are second and third, with about 29% and 17% of the market. The US has 0.13% of the market.
One Chinese shipbuilder managed more production by Tonza only in 2024 than now in full since World War II, according to a report of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, which states that the dominance of China is the risk of national security in the sector.
