US EditionTrump administration announces fees on Chinese ships docking at U.S. ports
- The United States unveiled new port fees on ships built and operated by China to support its domestic shipbuilding industry and counter China's influence in global shipping.
- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated that the fees aim to reverse Chinese dominance and address supply chain threats.
- Concerns have been raised by global trade organizations regarding potential harm to international commerce and uncertainty for shipping companies.
- China has opposed the fees, claiming they will harm both nations and could raise inflation while destabilizing global trade.
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China slams Trump’s port fees move as ‘short-sighted’
BEIJING: China’s shipbuilders on Saturday blasted as “short-sighted” US port fees announced by President Donald Trump’s administration on China-linked ships, a measure aimed at the nation’s shipbuilding industry. Trump signed an order on Wednesday aimed at reviving US shipbuilding and reducing China’s grip on the global shipping industry. His government the next day watered the measures down by shielding domestic exporters and vessel owners serv…
U.S. Plans Port Fees for Chinese Ships to Revitalize America’s Maritime Industrial Base
(ZeroHedge)—The Trump administration announced plans on Thursday to impose new port fees on Chinese commercial vessels—part of a broader effort to revive America’s dwindling shipbuilding industry, which officials now view as a national security risk amid the urgent need to bolster hemispheric defense across the Americas in an increasingly fractured, bipolar world. “Ships and shipping are vital to American economic security and the free flow of c…
U.S. adds fees for Chinese ships in effort to boost shipbuilding | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
President Donald Trump on Thursday moved forward with new rules aimed at undermining China’s strength in commercial shipping, but the measures were softened after ocean carriers and importers said the regulations could push up the cost of shipping.
'Deadweight on the economy': WSJ's conservative editors warn Trump 'whacking' Americans
The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board bonked the Trump administration Friday evening over its latest move to "whack Americans."The Trump administration on Thursday announced new fees on Chinese-built and Chinese-owned ships docking at U.S. ports. The fees are part of a broader effor...
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