Register now and save the date for an important policy conference on what U.S. policymakers must do to prevent America from suffering a catastrophic defeat in its techno-economic-trade war with China.

At stake are vital production capabilities in the advanced, traded-sector industries that provide the foundation for economic strength and national security in the 21st century.

Background

The United States is at grave risk of losing global leadership to China in a strategically vital group of advanced, traded-sector industries that provide the foundation for economic strength and national security in the 21st century. ITIF calls them “national power industries.” China’s coordinated long-term campaign to dominate these industries is not a normal economic competition; it is nothing short of techno-economic-trade war—and avoiding catastrophic defeat for America and its allies in the West will require policymakers in Washington to make fundamental policy changes.

This conference will air the findings of a year-long research effort that ITIF’s Hamilton Center on Industrial Policy is conducting with support from the Smith Richardson Foundation.

Leading up to the conference, ITIF will publish a series of reports throughout 2026 examining China’s mercantilist predation in national power industries; assessing the impact of China’s predation on U.S. technological leadership, economic strength, and national security; and providing a comprehensive agenda for policymakers to prevent America from losing the advanced production capabilities it needs to remain a global power and suffering an inexorable decline while China rises to global hegemony.

Register for the conference now to receive updates about the agenda and speakers.

In the meantime, bookmark and share the research series: itif.org/power-industries.