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How China’s Dual-Use Shipyards Pose New Challenge for the U.S. and Allies

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Responsible for just five percent of the world’s marine vessel construction two decades ago, China now makes a majority of the world’s commercial vessels, many alongside naval vessels for its own People’s Liberation Army. Dual-use shipyards present national security and economic risks, as foreign investment flows into yards which are now used for PLA vessels. On this episode of Zoom In Zoom Out, Matthew Funaiole, a senior fellow at the CSIS China Power Project, joins Jeremy Olivier to discuss the threats posed by dual-use shipyards and what policy steps can be taken to start limiting risks.