Shipbuilding
Senators Urge Trump to 'Stand Strong' on China Shipbuilding Ahead of Xi Summit
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators—Mark Kelly, Tammy Baldwin, Todd Young, and Tim Scott—urged President Trump to maintain pressure on China's maritime sector ahead of his summit with President Xi Jinping. The senators called for support of the SHIPS for America Act, citing China's 60% share of global commercial shipbuilding orders in 2025 compared to 16% for South Korea and 9% for Japan. They highlighted a roughly 25% drop in Chinese shipyard orders between March and May 2025 following U.S. trade measures.