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 has called for the resurrection of US shipbuilding for commercial and military vessels in a Capitol Hill address, a move aimed at countering China’s dominance of the industry.