National Power Industry Series
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America is at grave risk of losing global leadership to China in a critical 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 bid to dominate these industries is not a normal economic competition; it is a techno-economic-trade war, and how U.S. policymakers respond will determine whether America maintains the advanced production capabilities necessary to be a leading global power or instead declines into second-tier status while China rises to global hegemony.
In this special research series, made possible with generous support from the Smith Richardson Foundation, ITIF’s Hamilton Center on Industrial Strategy examines China’s predatory industrial strategies; assesses their impact on U.S. technological leadership; and provides a comprehensive policy agenda to bolster U.S. national power industries and avoid losing the techno-economic-trade war to China.
ITIF will publish new reports in this series throughout 2026 and will convene a policy conference in the fall to review its research findings and chart the path forward for policymakers.
November 17, 2025
Marshaling National Power Industries to Preserve America’s Strength and Thwart China’s Bid for Global Dominance
China is on the march to dominate advanced industries that underpin national power in the 21st century. To protect U.S. economic strength and national security, policymakers must jettison old techno-economic and trade policy doctrines and adopt a new national power industry strategy.
November 17, 2025
US National Power Industries Are at Risk
Instead of treating manufacturing as a monolith to be revived, policymakers must focus on national power industries. These industries protect U.S. national defense and economic security, and are eroding at an alarming rate.
