US has surrendered the seas to China — here’s how to win them back

US has surrendered the seas to China — here’s how to win them back


Trump wants to launch an American shipbuilding revival, and his urgent call to reinvigorate the US maritime sector was heard clearly in the halls of Congress at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. Our bill, which shares many of the same goals as Trump’s executive order, will provide the necessary congressional authorizations to build and man a new fleet of commercial ships — and bring back the American maritime industry. In the event of a military conflict in the Pacific, we would struggle to get troops and supplies to the front lines, and would have to rely on other nations to transport vital goods to our shores.

Author: Todd Young


Published at: 2025-05-07 22:00:03

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