Commercial shipbuilding keeps moving to whichever country has the cheapest labour, and America has never been that country.

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• It is the party's censorship, not any lack of talent, that has made China a cultural underperformer beside Japan and South Korea. DWDan Wang23 Jan 2024ChinaJapan
• Kublai Khan's invasion of Japan failed on its own terms but achieved its real purpose, which was cutting the Southern Song off from Japanese sulphur for gunpowder. JWJack Weatherford31 Jul 2025ChinaJapan
• American shipyards are unproductive rather than expensive: their workers are paid about what Korean and Japanese shipyard workers are paid. AVAustin Vernon3 Jan 2024AmericaJapan
• A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. CHCasey Handmer31 Oct 2025ChinaAmerica
• A diesel export ban would probably do little for U.S. affordability, would deter business investment, and would weaken America's hand against China on energy. PKPaul Krugman24 Sept 2026ChinaAmerica

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