President Biden has announced tariff increases on Chinese goods, including electric vehicles, steel, and semiconductors, as part of efforts to address China's overcapacity and protect domestic industries. The move reflects a bipartisan consensus to adopt tougher trade barriers against China but also raises concerns about potential retaliatory measures and their impact on U.S. economic growth.
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John Helveston is an assistant professor of engineering management and systems engineering at the George Washington University. Helveston is interested in understanding the factors that shape technological change, with a particular focus on transitioning to more sustainable and energy-saving technologies. Within this broader category, he studies consumer preferences and market demand for new technologies as well as relationships between innovation, industry structure, and technology policy. He has explored these themes in the context of China’s rapidly developing electric vehicle industry.
Robert Sutter, Professor of Practice of International Affairs, has published 22 books, over 300 articles and several hundred government reports dealing with contemporary East Asian and Pacific countries and their relations with the United States. His areas of expertise include U.S.-China relations; China’s rise-domestic and international implications; Chinese foreign relations; Contemporary U.S. policy toward Asia and the Pacific; Political, security and economic development in Asia and the Pacific; History of China; Taiwan – internal and international affairs; US foreign policymaking and the role of Congress.
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