China has quietly built the world’s most powerful maritime industry, and America is finally starting to fight back. This week, the Trump administration allowed steep penalties on Chinese ships calling at U.S. ports to take effect. It’s the first real counterpunch to Beijing’s decadeslong campaign to dominate global shipping and shipbuilding — an effort built with massive government support and a clear strategy to advance its global ambitions.

The evidence is compelling. Last year, China won orders for three out of every four new commercial ships worldwide — double its market share from just five years ago. Its shipyards and industrial base are so vast that they deliver three new vessels to the Chinese Navy for every one delivered by American yards to the U.S. Navy. And while China ho

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