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A living playbook for America’s technology long game
(Bolivia Inteligente / Unsplash) By Navin Girishankar, Mark P. Dallas, Sree Ramaswamy, Scott Kennedy, Philip Luck, Joseph Majkut, Ilaria Mazzocco, Erin L. Murphy, Matt Pearl, Richard M. Rossow, Sujai Shivakumar, Chris Borges, Ray Cai and Ryan Featherston • Jan 26, 2026 China is often portrayed as either unstoppable—dominating electric vehicles (EVs), batteries, and solar panels—or lacking the creativity to push the technological frontier.
The Global EV Shift: The Role of China and Industrial Policy in Emerging Economies
This report analyzes the rise of electric vehicles (EVs) in emerging markets and its implications for the global automotive industry. Passenger vehicle sales in these markets are relatively small, but in aggregate, emerging markets are expected to be a source of growth for the industry in the future. Chinese exports and investment have been the leading driver of growth in sales in several markets, complicating the geopolitical implications of the EV shift.
China and the Impact of “Liberation Day” Tariffs
On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced “reciprocal tariffs” on 57 trading partners. China was hit with a tariff of 34 percent. This was not the most extreme (Lesotho faces a 50 percent tariff) but was a higher rate than observers had anticipated. As a result of the unexpected scale and scope of the tariffs, financial markets have fallen off substantially, and trading partners, including China, are beginning to retaliate.
Wins and Losses: Chinese Industrial Policy's Uneven Success
China’s industrial policy is a controversial yet ubiquitous topic. Global concerns are surging over Beijing’s use of state support to shape industries and to guide investment. In the United States, concerns over China’s systemic use of industrial policy and accusations of structural overcapacity have undermined trust in multilateralism and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Assessing the United States’ Solar Power Play
Slower Decarbonization The global spread of low-cost, high-quality Chinese solar panels has aided climate change mitigation efforts. Yet, recognizing the economic security and human rights risks associated with the Chinese solar supply chain, U.S. policymakers have virtually eliminated direct imports from China and established high barriers for imports from Southeast Asian nations.
China Pathfinder: Annual Scorecard 2022
China Pathfinder, a joint project of Rhodium Group and the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center, compares China’s economic system to those of market economies. This juxtaposition is important at a time when questions are mounting about Beijing’s economic trajectory, and both policymakers and businesses around the world are assessing how to respond and position themselves.
China Pathfinder: Q2 2022 Update
China Pathfinder is a multi-year initiative from the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center and Rhodium Group to measure China’s system relative to advanced market economies in six areas: financial system development, market competition, modern innovation system, trade openness, direct investment openness, and portfolio investment openness. To explore our inaugural data visualization and read our annual report and updates, please visit the China Pathfinder site.
China Pathfinder: Annual Scorecard
China Pathfinder is an initiative from the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center and Rhodium Group that seeks to measure China’s system relative to advanced market economies. The goal is to shed light on whether China’s economic system is converging with, or diverging from, open market economies.
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