CHINA, CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES, AND NATIONAL SECURITY

Payne Institute Fellow Joshua Busby, Director Morgan Bazilian, and Emily Holland write about how the Biden administration announced sweeping 100 percent import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles as well as the batteries and minerals that go in them. While these minerals and refined products are sourced from various countries, China heavily dominates their processing and other stages along various supply chains.  In what way is China’s domination of minerals processing, batteries, and potentially automobiles a threat to U.S. national security?  October 2, 2024.