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        "msgid": "us-senator-admits-chinas-shipbuilding-capacity-230-times-greater-than-americas-1782705182",
        "date": "2026-06-29 10:23:31",
        "title": "US Senator Admits China's Shipbuilding Capacity 230 Times Greater Than America's",
        "author": "Erdy Nasrul",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "A US senator has warned that China's shipbuilding industry now outpaces America's by a factor of 230, posing a significant threat to national security. The stark assessment highlights decades of underinvestment in US maritime infrastructure and the immense challenge of rebuilding lost industrial capacity. The warning comes as the Trump administration prioritises reviving the domestic shipbuilding sector through a new Maritime Action Plan.",
        "content": "<p>The United States is facing a harsh reality in the maritime sector.\nAs China\u2019s shipbuilding industry has surged to possess a production\ncapacity approximately 230 times larger than that of the United States,\nthe Uncle Sam\u2019s ability to build and repair ships continues to decline\ndue to a lack of investment over several decades.<\/p>\n<p>This stern warning was delivered by Republican Senator from Montana,\nTim Sheehy, in an interview with Fox News recently. The former Navy SEAL\nassessed that the gap in shipbuilding capabilities between the United as\nand China has now reached an alarming level and has the potential to\nthreaten US national security.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sheehy, it is not only China\u2019s ship production capacity\nthat far exceeds America\u2019s. The ship repair process in Chinese shipyards\nis also considered to be much faster, while American facilities continue\nto struggle with capacity and labour shortages.<\/p>\n<p>He assessed that the decline of the American shipbuilding industry\ndid not happen overnight. For decades, Washington is deemed to have\nenjoyed peace too much, thereby reducing investment in this strategic\nindustry. As a result, many shipyards have been closed or repurposed,\nwhile parts of the heavy industry have moved abroad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the last 30 years, we have lost much of our industrial\ncapability,\u201d said Sheehy, while emphasising that rebuilding the\nshipbuilding industry is far more difficult than increasing military\nstrength in other sectors.<\/p>\n<p>In his view, building warships is not merely about ordering steel or\nengines. The industry relies on an extensive supplier network, massive\ninfrastructure, and a highly skilled workforce that takes years to\ndevelop. Therefore, the lag that has persisted for decades cannot be\nrectified in a short period of time.<\/p>\n<p>This condition leaves America facing significant challenges as China\ncontinues to expand its naval fleet, supported by a shipbuilding\nindustry capable of producing ships on a massive scale. The difference\nin production capacity, reaching approximately 230 to 1, demonstrates\nthe industrial capability gap that now separates the two nations.<\/p>\n<p>Sheehy\u2019s warning comes as the administration of President Donald\nTrump makes the resurgence of the maritime industry one of its strategic\npriorities. In April 2025, Trump signed an executive order to launch the\nMaritime Action Plan (MAP), which aims to expand both commercial and\nmilitary shipbuilding capacity, strengthen domestic supply chains, and\nprepare a new workforce for the shipbuilding sector.<\/p>",
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