The US Navy Has a Problem It Can’t Fix: China’s Shipbuilding Capacity Is 200 Times Greater Than America’s
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The US Navy Has a Problem It Can’t Fix: China’s Shipbuilding Capacity is 200 Times Greater Than America’s
The Chinese Navy is able to build a massive force quickly as its shipyard capacity dwarfs anything the US military has at the moment. That means Beijing will soon have a fleet of aircraft carriers and submarines.
Key takeaways The U.S. Navy is currently grappling with a critical vulnerability stemming from an enormous disparity in shipbuilding capacity. While the Pentagon warns that a conflict over Taiwan could erupt as early as next year, America lacks the industrial infrastructure needed to sustain a prolonged naval deployment. China, on the other hand, has […]
The United States wants to expand its navy, but it faces a problem that billions of dollars alone can't solve. There's a shortage of workers, shipyards are overloaded, shipbuilding takes years, and costs are rising. Meanwhile, China has become by far the world's largest shipbuilder. Washington is trying to rebuild its own shipbuilding industry, drawing on South Korea's experience, among other things.
The US-China maritime competition is no longer limited to the number of warships, but also includes shipbuilding capacity, merchant fleets, supply chains, logistics, and control of vital trade routes. The sharp decline in the US share of the shipbuilding industry in the face of China's growth has now become a security issue. From this perspective, Washington is forced to rebuild its maritime industrial infrastructure to maintain its economic and…
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