China to help Africa's third-largest merchant ship registry build a 50-vessel fleet amid US efforts to revive shipbuilding after decades of decline

China to help Africa's third-largest merchant ship registry build a 50-vessel fleet amid US efforts to revive shipbuilding after decades of decline

China is expanding its maritime influence in Africa through a partnership with Sierra Leone to establish a 50-ship commercial fleet, at a time when the United States is racing to rebuild its shipbuilding industry after decades of decline.

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