China expert Gordon Chang called on the U.S. to build ships domestically and rely less on allies while responding to President Trump's office of shipbuilding plan.

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President Donald Trump is preparing measures to try and boost US shipbuilding to counter China’s dominance of the industry, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.The administration is planning 18 actions from raising revenue through fees on Chinese-built ships and cranes entering the US,