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Exclusive | Chinese exporters ditching shipments mid-voyage to avoid crushing Trump tariffs

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A woman in China with undersized chest muscles wears a “jewellery breast” to boost her self-esteem. Photo: SCMP composite/The Paper

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WWII bomber base enlisted for US power projection against China in the Pacific

The US North Field airbase at Tinian in the Mariana Islands, pictured in 1945. Photo: Wikipedia

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China

China to strengthen regional ties, exporters dump cargo: SCMP daily highlights

Shipping containers are seen at the Port of Houston in Texas. Importers have taken to ditching Chinese containers mid-voyage to avoid paying US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs. Photo: AFP
The United States is pushing to rebuild its maritime sector and counter China’s dominance of global shipbuilding. Photo: AFP
US-China decoupling

US snubs key shipbuilding summit as global maritime rift deepens

Washington’s attempts to counter China’s shipyards have sent shock waves across the global industry.

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US-China relations

Explainer | Why Trump is going full steam ahead to keep China’s shipbuilding in dry dock

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US-China decoupling

‘Extremely disruptive’: US plan to tax Chinese ships sparks industry backlash

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China is building new ships at record pace to turbocharge its car exports

Shipyards are rolling out huge vessels capable of carrying 8,600 cars as China’s auto industry seeks to accelerate its global expansion.

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Chinese auto companies including BYD have been investing in car carriers as they seek to accelerate their global expansion. Photo: Xinhua
Donald Trump’s China policy

Explainer | Is China’s shipbuilding industry Donald Trump’s white whale?

The US president plans to establish a shipbuilding office to reward domestic producers and chip away at China’s global market dominance.

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China’s shipbuilding, bid for 2030 maths Olympics: SCMP daily highlights

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US-China trade war

US shot across China’s bow in shipbuilding could backfire as allies fall short

Shipbuilders in Japan and South Korea – likely intended to benefit from a US port fee plan targeting China – might not be able to make up for the shortfall.

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China’s shipbuilding industry, the world’s largest, could be affected by a new US plan to raise port fees for companies with Chinese ships in their fleets. Photo: AFP
China manufacturing

China rebuffs US criticism of its world-leading shipbuilders

Ministry of Commerce urges Washington to ‘stop blaming China for US domestic industrial-development problems’.

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China manufacturing

US seeks to target China’s shipbuilders. Why are they ‘not overly concerned’?

Washington has been looking into the world-leading dominance among Chinese shipping yards, but ‘we’re not overly concerned’, one executive says.

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US-China relations

US investigation finds China unfairly dominates shipbuilding, sources say

Chinese embassy spokesperson responds to report, says ‘US blames China for its own problems’.

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A shipyard in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province, China. File photo: EPA-EFE
China exports

China’s shipbuilding industry swells amid a rising tide of global orders

China’s shipyards are set to be the main beneficiaries of a wave of new orders as their South Korean competitors adopt a more “cautious” approach, according to ING.

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China’s shipyards such as this one in the eastern city of Zhoushan dominate the global industry. Photo: VCG
US-China relations

Strengthening US shipbuilding to counter China becomes a focus of lawmakers

Bipartisan bill will be introduced in US Congress in effort to revitalise a diminished industry amid growing Chinese dominance.

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China manufacturing

As competition heats up, South Korea tops China for shipbuilding orders

South Korean shipwrights took 40 per cent of global intake for ship orders last month, surpassing their Chinese peers for the second time this year.

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China’s military

China ‘could match’ US in military conflict thanks to shipbuilding strength

Observers said China’s ability to rapidly reconstitute its combat losses may give it an advantage, including against ‘hellscape’ strategy.

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China has launched its 10th Type 055 destroyer, the country’s most advanced warship and prime escort of its aircraft carriers. Photo: Weibo
China trade

Battle of supertankers heats up as China, South Korea contend for ship orders

QatarEnergy will pay China State Shipbuilding Corporation billions of US dollars for 18 tankers in a deal hailed as the industry’s biggest shipbuilding contract ever.

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An illustration of a massive liquefied natural gas tanker – the type that China State Shipbuilding Corporation intends to build for QatarEnergy. Photo: China State Shipbuilding Corp
China’s military

How will China respond to US Navy’s shipbuilding push with South Korea, Japan?

A shortage of domestic industrial capacity and concerns about China’s dominance are behind courting of Asian allies’ shipyards, analysts say.

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US-China relations

US must bolster its shipbuilding ports as China keeps strengthening: analysts

American defence posture is vulnerable amid Beijing’s build-up of its advanced missiles, warships and technology, influential government panel told.

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China manufacturing

China’s shipbuilding industry wants Beijing’s help to beat US, South Korea tech

Director of a research institute under the China State Shipbuilding Corporation has reiterated calls in state media for more technological advancements in the strategic shipbuilding sector.

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Several shipping vessels are seen under construction in China’s Jiangsu province on March 1. Photo: Getty Images
China manufacturing

China urged to be stern in shipbuilding efforts to leave S Korean rivals in wake

‘Core research and development capabilities’ are still subpar in China’s home-grown engines and high-value-added ships, warns NPC delegate and shipbuilding expert after South Korea retakes monthly lead in orders.

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Science

Despite US sanctions, Chinese shipyards experience record growth: report

Despite the Trump-era restrictions, the sector achieved record growth last year with most supply chains resilient, researchers said.

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China manufacturing

As South Korea clings to shipbuilding secrets, China must ‘turn somewhere else’

Analysts say it is all hands on deck in South Korea to stave off the competition from China’s surging shipbuilders in the cutthroat industry, but the lack of manpower ‘could be a real drag’.

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Shipping vessels are constructed at a shipyard in South Korea. Photo: Getty Images
China trade

Will China’s arbitration ‘sore spot’ sink its shipbuilding ambitions?

China is a world leader in terms of shipbuilding capacity and trade volume, but it is seen to lag behind in terms of services surrounding the industry, including arbitration to resolve disputes.

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China overtook Greece in August as running the largest commercial fleet in terms of tonnage, with a capacity of 294.2 million gross tonnage, according to the state-backed Xinhua News Agency. Photo: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images
China manufacturing

Could China lose its lead in shipbuilding as West looks at industrial decoupling?

China produces more gross tonnes per year than South Korea and Japan and is home to the biggest shipbuilder in the world, but some Western countries are wary of an overreliance on Chinese manufacturing.

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China manufacturing

China’s first home-grown large cruise liner undocks in Shanghai to start trials

China’s first home-grown large cruise liner, the 135,500-tonne Adora Magic City, left its dock in Shanghai on Tuesday after nearly four years of construction ahead of a series of sea trials.

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China manufacturing

What is China doing to counter South Korea’s shipbuilding dominance?

Chinese shipbuilders are investing more to develop eco-friendly and technologically advanced vessels that will help the country carve out a bigger piece of the shipping industry and strengthen the industrial chain.

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(230302) -- YUANJIANG, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker carries out welding operations at a shipbuilding enterprise in Yuanjiang, central China’s Hunan Province, March 2, 2023. Since this year, shipbuilding enterprises in Yuanjiang have been speeding up production, aiming for a good start in the first quarter. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)
China trade

China still world’s No 1 shipbuilder, but global orders plunged in January

South Korea, once the darling of the world’s shipbuilding industry, is now in a distant second place despite maintaining a technological edge in the realm of highly coveted LNG carriers.

A number of massive ship-construction projects are underway in China’s Shandong province. Photo: Getty Images
China trade

South Korean shipbuilders urged to adapt as China’s tech improves

While China holds a commanding lead in total container vessels produced, South Korea still has an edge in making more advanced and expensive carriers for liquefied natural gas - for now.

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US-China relations

Mainland shipbuilding for Taiwan firm ‘likely aiding PLA Navy build-up’

Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine Corp has bought 44 vessels from mainland since 2018, all but two of which from shipyards that produce PLA warships, says CSIS.

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