Biden's tariffs on Chinese imports are understandable politically. Sadly, they pit workers against middle-class consumers and against the planet.

There's a better way to accomplish just the same goals — and it aligns politics, industrial policy, and climate coals:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/opinion/biden-china-trade-electric-vehicles-solar-panels-tariffs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sE0.wQre.PyIMZMxD5LNk&smid=url-share

#climate #EVs #tariffs #economics #USpolitics

Too much criticism of #Biden's #EV #tariffs ignoring basic facts about #China & #BYD

A reminder about why #Chinese #electric vehicles are so cheap - more than mere "innovation"

- non-existent labor protections, & no real labor unions in Chinese factories = cheap workforce (unlike unionized Detroit)

- minimal lacking sourcing standards for raw materials = widespread supply chain #humanrights & #environmental abuses

- massive subsidies & domestic market protectionism

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^{Nanda van der Meer (leadthecharge.org)}