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America's invisible dependence: Chinese-built ships carry a fifth of US imports as domestic shipbuilding lags

China builds over 1,000 cargo ships a year while the US builds fewer than 10. The mega-engineering inside those vessels reveals a hidden world most Americans never imagine.

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