Amata supports exemption of fees on Chinese ships docking in territory
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The president’s plan to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry proposes stacking fees on China-linked/ built vessels that could top $3 million per U.S.







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