Category: Tech Competition

Senate Democrats Propose New Legislation to Counter Growing Threat From China

May 4, 2023
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on May 3 unveiled a new Democrat proposal aimed at staving off competition from China, boosting U.S. economic investment, and deterring Beijing from escalating conflict with Taiwan. A blueprint of the proposal dubbed the “China Competition Bill 2.0,” builds off legislation signed into law last summer authorizing more than $170 billion over five years…

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IN-DEPTH: America Fails to Grasp China’s Rare Earth Dominance, Analysis Finds

May 1, 2023
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Over the past several years, China’s powerful grip on rare earth elements has motivated action by Congress and multiple presidents. Millions in government funding went to an American rare earth and critical mineral refinery and a rare earth separation plant. Just last week, Reps. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Penn.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) reintroduced a bill that…

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House Panel Debates Whether Biden-Era Energy Policies Benefit China

April 26, 2023
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China’s gains and losses from energy policies during Joe Biden’s presidency were a contested topic during an April 26 hearing of the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee. “Until we increase U.S. capacity for critical mineral extraction and refining, increasing our reliance on renewable energy and EVs [electric vehicles] will…

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Scientist Says China’s Mars Rover Could Remain Dormant

April 26, 2023
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China’s first interplanetary rover, Zhurong, will likely stay dormant on Mars, a Chinese scientist said on state media CCTV on April 25. Zhang Rongqiao, the chief scientist of China’s Mars mission, said that Zhurong has not moved due to a lack of solar power caused by a pile-up of sand and dust since it went…

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White House Warns of Biden Veto if Congress Restores Solar Panel Tariffs Targeting China

April 24, 2023
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President Joe Biden is set to veto a joint resolution targeting his solar panel rule, which temporarily protects some Chinese-made equipment from tariffs, the White House warned. “This rule is necessary to satisfy the demand for reliable and clean energy while ensuring Commerce is able to rigorously enforce U.S. trade laws, hold trading partners accountable,…

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Japan Needs Legislation to Prevent CCP Spies From Accessing Trade Secrets: Former Intelligence Officer

April 24, 2023
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been using Chinese expatriates and Japanese experts to steal state-of-the-art technology for the Chinese regime, Japanese reports have revealed. After being questioned, these people leave Japan without indictment. Early in April, Japanese police reportedly investigated a CCP member who, while working as a technician for a Japanese company, sent…

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IN-DEPTH: Reshoring US Industry from China Requires Defense-Driven Innovation, Economist Says

April 22, 2023
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It’s increasingly the received wisdom in Washington: China’s military power and manufacturing capacity are twin challenges America must face. Economist David Goldman wants to address the two together through vigorous industrial policy driven by smart defense spending–but his analysis has already met with skepticism in some quarters. “The United States is going to go bankrupt…

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Biden Wants World to Follow Example of New EPA Tailpipe Standards

April 20, 2023
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U.S. President Joe Biden is suggesting that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new tailpipe emissions standards set a global standard at the April 20 Major Economies Forum (MEF) on energy and climate change. That’s according to senior officials who spoke to reporters on April 19. “President Biden will invite leaders to join the United States…

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Biden Wants World to Follow Example of New EPA Emissions Standards

April 20, 2023
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U.S. President Joe Biden is suggesting that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new tailpipe emissions standards set a global standard at the April 20 Major Economies Forum (MEF) on energy and climate change. That’s according to senior officials who spoke to reporters on April 19. “President Biden will invite leaders to join the United States…

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House Advances Resolution to Restore Solar Panel Tariffs Targeting China

April 19, 2023
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The House Ways and Means Committee had a busy Wednesday morning focused on China, starting with a vote against the Biden administration’s emergency move to shield some Chinese-made solar panels from tariffs. “Congress must act in this instance to hold accountable bad actors in global trade, and in particular, Chinese wrongdoing,” said Rep. Jason Smith…

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