{"id":798201,"date":"2026-03-02T03:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T03:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/798201\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T03:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T03:20:18","slug":"exclusive-top-china-shipbuilding-voice-li-yanqing-on-why-the-us-industry-cant-be-rebuilt-overnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/798201\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | Top China shipbuilding voice Li Yanqing on why the US industry can\u2019t be rebuilt overnight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Li Yanqing, executive vice-president and secretary general of the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (Cansi), discusses the impact of US trade policies, global market cycles and China\u2019s strategic pivot towards high-quality manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">As a shipbuilding veteran who also serves as chairman of the ISO\/TC 8 ships and marine technology committee, which oversees international standardisation for shipbuilding and marine operations, Li is a prominent voice for China\u2019s industry on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>For other interviews in the Open Questions series, <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/series\/3256715\/open-questions?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The United States has its own road map, and the Chinese shipbuilding industry has no objection to the US revitalising its own sector.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">However, from a professional standpoint, if anyone believes that investment alone can resurrect an entire industry, they may need a refresher course in the fundamentals of industrial economics.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">According to traditional industrial economic theory, the rise and fall of shipbuilding are driven by three key factors: capital, labour and technological innovation. 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