A Trade War Would Undermine America’s Innovators

In World Commerce Review, Stephen Ezell and Rodrigo Balbontin warn that a new U.S.–China trade war would backfire by harming American innovators rather than strengthening them.

The team explains that many U.S. industries depend on globally integrated supply chains for advanced inputs, components, and markets—and that imposing broad tariffs would raise costs, disrupt production, and weaken U.S. competitiveness. Instead of isolationist trade measures, he argues, the United States should work with allies to counter unfair Chinese practices while preserving open, rules-based trade that supports innovation at home.

Read the full commentary in World Commerce Review.