IN-DEPTH: Reshoring US Industry From China Requires Defense-Driven Innovation, Economist Says

IN-DEPTH: Reshoring US Industry From China Requires Defense-Driven Innovation, Economist Says
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Nathan Worcester
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It’s increasingly the received wisdom in Washington that China’s military power and manufacturing capacity are twin challenges that the United States must face.

Economist David Goldman wants to address the two together through vigorous industrial policy driven by smart defense spending, although his analysis has already been met with skepticism in some quarters.

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Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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