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The loss of commercial ship building in the US is something I want to learn more about. Did it happen simply because other countries subsidized their own indust
by remarkEon 4y ago
The loss of commercial ship building in the US is something I want to learn more about. Did it happen simply because other countries subsidized their own industries and the US couldn’t compete? Would love a long form history of that industry going back a few centuries.
- samstave 4y agoIm sure environmental aspects play a role - the shipyards in asia are unbelievably huge. Plus the chinese shipyards build literal battleships/aircraft-carriers and cruise ships and cargo ships sitting right next to eachother - and its said they steal/share technologies from the various contracts/products. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6520357/Satellite-images-reveal-major-Chinese-military-shipyard-expanded-rapidly.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6520357/Satellite-i... --- And there is this: China builds mock-US ships in what seems to be for battle scenario training ops.. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/08/satellite-china-us-warships-520271 https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/08/satellite-china-us-...
- donthellbanme 4y ago