"Black Ships" Moment: A Strategic Realignment of U.S. Economic Power
ATTN: FRIENDS IN THE HIGHEST OF PLACES
The United States will now aggregate and account for all U.S. corporate operations located within foreign jurisdictions. In doing so, a tariff-based contribution system will be implemented. U.S. companies operating abroad will be required to pay tariffs proportionate to the economic value they generate in foreign jurisdictions. These tariff revenues will be directly allocated to a newly established U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund.
The Sovereign Wealth Fund will serve as a capital engine to finance the construction of next-generation industrial parks throughout the United States. These state-of-the-art hubs will be designed to support:
Repatriation of U.S. manufacturing—providing modern, strategically located facilities for American companies returning operations to domestic soil.
Tax-exempt foreign direct investment (FDI)—inviting global partners to invest in U.S.-based production under advantageous terms.
These parks will operate under a Public-Private Investment (PPI) framework, creating an efficient alignment of government infrastructure support with private-sector innovation and execution.
Each park will be designated a Free Trade Zone (FTZ) within U.S. territory—where American companies and foreign investors alike can benefit from reduced regulatory friction, advanced logistics infrastructure, and tax incentives.
Why Now: A Modern-Day "Black Ships" Moment
This move echoes the pivotal moment in 1853 when Commodore Matthew Perry’s "black ships" arrived in Japan, ending centuries of isolation. While that event forced Japan to open its ports to global trade, the current U.S. initiative reverses the narrative—not by isolating from the world, but by forcing global capital and production to open toward the United States.
Just as Japan had to reckon with global power and modernize its economy, foreign nations must now recognize a reawakening of American industrial policy. By controlling the terms of engagement, the U.S. positions itself not just as a consumer superpower—but as the world's most advanced and desirable manufacturing nucleus.
God Speed,