Faced with the problems of insufficient production capacity, high costs, and delivery delays in the US shipbuilding industry, the US government hopes to use the shipbuilding capacity of South Korea and other allies to speed up US shipbuilding. Recently, US President Trump signed a presidential memorandum on national security, which allows eligible foreign shipyards to build up to two US Navy ships in the country. However, South Korea's “Chosun Ilbo” reported on the 15th that due to the US Congress's reservations about overseas shipbuilding and the US shipbuilding industry's concerns about outflow of orders, there are still doubts about whether the plan can be implemented. This plan was first met with resistance from US domestic politics. According to reports, after the memorandum was issued, Representative Jared Golden of the Maine Democratic Party said that while the government emphasizes “America First,” it is promoting overseas shipbuilding and transferring jobs in the US shipbuilding industry overseas. This practice may affect the employment and industrial base of the US shipbuilding industry. Before Trump officially approved the relevant policies, the US Congress had already passed legislative action to set up barriers ahead of time. US defense industry media such as Breaking Defense recently reported that previously, the Senate and House of Representatives have successively proposed relevant restrictions in the 2027 draft “National Defense Authorization Act”. Among them, the Senate Armed Services Committee plans to abolish the president's authority to exempt overseas shipbuilding bans based on “national security interests,” while only allowing the Ministry of National Defense to purchase some auxiliary ships under strict conditions. The House of Representatives proposed an amendment prohibiting the use of authorized funds to purchase US warships built by foreign shipyards.

Faced with the problems of insufficient production capacity, high costs, and delivery delays in the US shipbuilding industry, the US government hopes to use the shipbuilding capacity of South Korea and other allies to speed up US shipbuilding. Recently, US President Trump signed a presidential memorandum on national security, which allows eligible foreign shipyards to build up to two US Navy ships in the country. However, South Korea's “Chosun Ilbo” reported on the 15th that due to the US Congress's reservations about overseas shipbuilding and the US shipbuilding industry's concerns about outflow of orders, there are still doubts about whether the plan can be implemented. This plan was first met with resistance from US domestic politics. According to reports, after the memorandum was issued, Representative Jared Golden of the Maine Democratic Party said that while the government emphasizes “America First,” it is promoting overseas shipbuilding and transferring jobs in the US shipbuilding industry overseas. This practice may affect the employment and industrial base of the US shipbuilding industry. Before Trump officially approved the relevant policies, the US Congress had already passed legislative action to set up barriers ahead of time. US defense industry media such as Breaking Defense recently reported that previously, the Senate and House of Representatives have successively proposed relevant restrictions in the 2027 draft “National Defense Authorization Act”. Among them, the Senate Armed Services Committee plans to abolish the president's authority to exempt overseas shipbuilding bans based on “national security interests,” while only allowing the Ministry of National Defense to purchase some auxiliary ships under strict conditions. The House of Representatives proposed an amendment prohibiting the use of authorized funds to purchase US warships built by foreign shipyards.