In a discussion that Hudson Institute senior fellow Arthur Herman described as “particularly chilling,” a panel of experts hosted by the institute spoke about the threat of China’s economic coercion to the supply chains for defense-critical advanced batteries.
In introducing the discussion, Nadia Schadlow, who served as U.S. deputy national security adviser for strategy under President Donald Trump, noted China’s present control over the supply chains for advanced batteries, including lithium-ion batteries and emerging solid-state batteries.
