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Opinion: America is breaking its own maritime law — and China knows it

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Cm. Ander Heiles: President Trump 's announcement to Congress that he will create a new White House Office of Shipbuilding marks a long-overdue recognition of America ’s maritime crisis.

U.S. has allowed our commercial fleet to diminish despite clear legal requirements, he says.

China has deliberately built a commercial armada exceeding 7,000 ships, which is a fundamental global influence and economic leverage shift, he writes.

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English

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71

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