Reading up on industrial-policy
2 deep · digging since dec 31, 25
- How to Make More Cars in America? Rivian’s C.E.O. Has Some Ideas.
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe argues the U.S. can sustain auto manufacturing only by deploying robots, using tariffs strategically, and pursuing diplomacy, rather than relying on traditional labor.
- Inside China’s Six-Decade Campaign to Dominate Rare Earths - The New York Times
China's six-decade state-led investment in rare earth production, from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping, secured its global dominance in a strategic but polluting industry.