More US-China trade tensions to come

In the New York Times, Keith Bradsher says China’s new economic plans emphasizing advanced manufacturing to drive economic growth will increase trade tensions in the future. The Wall Street Journal examines how China’s EV, steel, and renewable energy manufacturing is already causing concern with trading partners. Newly-issued Biden Administration rules limit subsidies for EVs with Chinese-made parts, per Politico. Noah Smith describes what US-China decoupling looks like in reality, in Noahpinion.

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More Semiconductors, Less Housing: China’s New Economic Plan – Keith Bradsher, The New York Times, November 6, 2023
Will China’s renewed investment in advanced manufacturing create even greater trade tensions?
China Is Making Too Much Stuff—and Other Countries Are Worried – Stella Yifan Xie and Tom Fairless, The Wall Street Journal, November 10, 2023
Watch out for increased US-China trade tensions over EVs, steel, and renewable energy goods.
Biden’s latest China crackdown puts his EV ambitions at risk – James Bikales, Politico, December 1, 2023
The Biden Administration introduces new rules designed to limit subsidies for Chinese EV imports.
Stop saying "there is no decoupling". There is! – Noah Smith, Noahpinion, December 4, 2023
Even if decoupling is not obvious it is still occurring.