The Commerce Department plans to impose a 93.5 percent levy on Chinese graphite, an essential ingredient in the batteries that power electric vehicles.
The president ordered an investigation into auto software that could track U.S. drivers, part of a broader effort to stop E.V. imports from China.
Doing business in China, once seen as a can’t-miss opportunity, poses a troubling dilemma: Reasons to stay can be as compelling as the reasons to retreat.
The president’s plans to bolster America’s electric vehicle and battery production have opened a rift in relationships in Asia and Europe.