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Shipbuilding: US-China hegemonic competition, Economic-Security Strategy

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Shipbuilding: US-China Hegemonic Competition, Economic-Security Strategy Wartime manufacturing supply chain? Nations that conquer the seas have historically dominated the world, and those that lose them have fallen from grace. A nation's shipbuilding and shipping industries were key to its global hegemony, and therefore key to its national security. China dominates both the global shipbuilding and shipping industries, and the United States is losing its shipbuilding and shipping competitiveness due to high labor costs and a declining ability to trade goods. On March 12, several unions, including the United Steelworkers of America, asked the administration for trade relief and state aid for the shipbuilding industry, arguing that China is distorting global markets in the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding industries. Shipbuilding: US-China hegemonic competition, Economic-Security Strategy World No. 1 (1975) U.S. shipbuilding ranks 19th in the world ... builds less than 1% of the

Chip War: U.S. Tightens China Semiconductor Regulations

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Chip War: U.S. Tightens China Semiconductor Regulations Participating countries include South Korea, the United States, Japan, Taiwan, the Netherlands, etc. Semiconductors become national strategic items around the world Chip War literally means semiconductor war. It's a technology race between the United States and China over the semiconductor industry, with countries in the liberal camp, led by the United States, trying to keep China's semiconductor industry in check. These countries include South Korea, the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Germany, and the Netherlands. Chris Miller, the author of 「Chip War」, describes the semiconductor industry in detail in his book and suggests that it will become a national survival strategy. I recommend reading it. 「반도체 주권국가」 is a book written by former Minister Park Young-sun, Dr. Kang Sung-chun, and CEO Cha Jeong-hoon, and is rated as a book comparable to Chip War. I recommend reading it. Semiconductors have now become a central industry f