Heavy subsidies for industry, together with weak sales in China, have set the stage for an export boom, raising fears of factory job losses elsewhere.
The president is trying a targeted approach, with allies, to beat Beijing in the race to own the clean energy future. Those weren’t his predecessor’s goals.
The president has proposed new barriers to electric vehicles, steel and other goods.
The administration could raise tariffs on electric vehicles from China to 100 percent in an attempt to protect American auto manufacturers.
The president has proposed new barriers to Chinese electric vehicles, steel and other goods that could undermine his manufacturing agenda.
Ursula Von der Leyen, the European Commission president, pushed Beijing to help rein in Russia’s war in Ukraine after meeting with the Chinese and French leaders in Paris.
Una conducción autónoma más capaz es solo una de las maneras en que los fabricantes de automóviles chinos amenazan con tomar la delantera: sus vehículos eléctricos también se están volviendo más grandes y espaciosos.
More capable autonomous driving is just one way Chinese automakers are threatening to pull ahead — their E.V.s are also becoming bigger and roomier.
Manufacturers like BYD, Tesla and Li Auto are cutting prices to move their electric cars. For gasoline-powered vehicles, the surplus of factories is even worse.
From cars to solar panels to furniture, China is using lavish bank lending and enormous investments in robotics to cement its global leadership in manufacturing.