China, Clean Technologies, and National Security
Taiwan
In May of this year, the Biden administration announced sweeping 100 percent import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles as well as the batteries and minerals that go in them. These tariffs were announced at a time when very few Chinese cars were on American roads. Just a few years ago, fierce competition from upstart Chinese automakers would have been unthinkable, but China has come to dominate the supply chain for minerals and batteries and has begun to make affordable, attractive electric
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