Crafting a National Power Industry Strategy in Response to China’s Industrial War

The prevailing view in Washington is that America is in a race with China to lead the world’s advanced industries. But that “race” narrative understates the stakes: China is engaging in industrial war, and America’s relative power in that contest depends on the vitality of its “national power industries”—foundational sectors that sustain defense production, dual-use technologies, and America’s industrial commons, which the Chinese Communist Party is out to weaken, if not destroy. Yet U.S. policymakers lack a coherent policy framework to respond to this threat. Neither conservative free-market orthodoxy nor progressive “green redistribution” offers an adequate path forward. Meeting this challenge will instead require a fundamental reset of U.S. techno-economic and trade policy to develop and implement a “national power industry strategy.”

Please join ITIF for an expert panel discussion on an important new report that outlines China’s goals and strategy, explains why this moment marks a historical turning point, and defines the nature and importance of national power industries. Panelists will discuss flaws in prevailing China policy frameworks and explore why the field of corporate strategy should guide the creation of a coherent National Power Industry Strategy.

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