The US Navy has no choice if it wants to catch up to China...we've got to use S. Korean and Japanese ship yards

 

Top 15 Shipbuilding Countries in the World by Tonnage:

15. 🇮🇳 0.12%
14. 🇳🇱 0.19%
13. 🇹🇷 0.22%
12. 🇷🇺 0.22%
11. 🇳🇴 0.29%
10. 🇫🇷 0.29%
9. 🇹🇼 0.30%
8. 🇫🇮 0.36%
7. 🇻🇳 0.61%
6. 🇩🇪 0.63%
5. 🇮🇹 0.82%
4. 🇵🇭 1.06%
3. 🇯🇵 17.6%
2. 🇰🇷 32.4%
1. 🇨🇳 44.2%

United States 0.05%

— Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴‍☠️ (@mercoglianos) May 21, 2023

S. Korea and Japan have the capability to fill the huge gap we have in our ship building. If we're gonna build a Navy capable of challenging China on the high seas then we need to leverage their production power.