Posted at Hartmann Report on Sep. 30, 2022
If America Doesn’t Embrace “Buy American” Now, this will be the Chinese Century
Returning manufacturing to our nation is the most important step we can take to balance China’s growing influence and power, both economic, military and political.
Asia and American industrial policy are in the news: this week Vice President Harris visited Japan with this very topic at the top of her agenda.
Last weekend there was a one-day-panic story about Chinese President Xi being arrested by his own government. While it was anti-China propaganda promoted by partisans in India and Hong Kong, in two weeks (October 16th) President Xi will stand for re-election by the Chinese Communist Party.
Between that, his aggressive rhetoric around Taiwan, and Congress’ concern that China may be spying on Americans through TikTok and some of the devices manufactured there and shipped here, China is also big news right now in the US and around the world.