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Trump threatens to tap allies for military shipbuilding if US can't produce

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President-elect Donald Trump says the U.S. can't keep pace with China 's growing shipbuilding capabilities.

The incoming president suggested outsourcing production of ships to other countries.

China 's shipbuilding capacity is more than 232 times greater than that of the United States .

China controls 46.59% of the global shipbuilding market.

The US . Navy has struggled to build ships on time for decades , in part due to lack of workers.

Trump: "These guys get in there, and they think they're smart, and in many cases, unfortunately, they’re not smart" Then-President Ronald Reagan had a 600 -ship goal for the Navy when he assumed office, dedicated to rebuilding the nation's fleet after the Vietnam War .