China has become the dominant shipbuilder, while the United States’s efforts have been plagued by several problems. Last year, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation built more commercial vessels by tonnage than the U.

The U.S. Navy is still considered the most powerful in the world when it comes to firepower and tonnage, but the number of Navy ships has fallen behind China’s. The United States has 296 ships in its fleet, while China’s is on pace to surpass 400 ships this year.

A report details how China has grown to be the dominant global player in shipbuilding, dwarfing the U.S., which now has only 0.1% of the global market.

The USA is ramping up its actions against China's dominance in the shipbuilding industry. Authorities plan to impose fees of up to $1.5 million on Chinese ships docking at American ports. According to CNBC,

The U.S. says China is the biggest threat to its national security, the pacing challenge that America’s military must stay ahead of to remain the world’s largest and most lethal fighting force. But as VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb reports,