Geopolitical Economy Report
Geopolitical Economy Report
Ben Norton
Biden's tariffs on China expose US hypocrisy on 'free trade' & tech subsidies
39 minutes Posted May 15, 2024 at 5:16 pm.
Biden puts tariffs on China
Elon Musk demanded tariffs on Chinese EVs
US "overcapacity" allegations
Europe threatens tariffs too
Biden condemned tariffs in 2019
Climate change hypocrisy
"Free market" myth
"Forced" technology transfer myth
BYD outcompetes Tesla
Neoliberalism: de-industrialization & financialization
Subsidies: US gov't plans trillions in benefits
More tariffs on Chinese products
Washington Consensus
US destroys WTO (after creating it)
Protectionism: How US & UK really developed
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The Joe Biden White House imposed high tariffs on Chinese technological products, including electric vehicles (EVs), solar panels, batteries, and semiconductors. Ben Norton analyzes the hypocrisy of US government accusations that Beijing provides unfair subsidies to its industries, while Washington is spending trillions on industrial policy -- and how this exposes the "free trade" dogma spread by neoliberal economists as a myth.
VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=a7okuN2qJU8
Our related video: "Is China producing too much? US 'overcapacity' accusations: new tactic in economic war" - https://youtube.com/watch?v=GUpWxNcdnYU
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