China’s Export Dependence: A Strategic Challenge U.S. Trade Talks Must Expose

As the next round of U.S.-China trade negotiations convenes in Stockholm, it is vital to focus on a root cause behind ongoing tensions: China’s unsustainable export dependence. While surface-level agreements may create headlines, they do little to address the deeper issues undermining fair trade and America’s economic security. The United States rightly insists that China shrink its bloated manufacturing output—particularly in steel, electric vehicles, and other sectors where Beijing’s state-backed subsidies have flooded the global market with artificially cheap goods. These distortions not only threaten American industries but also betray basic principles of free markets and sovereignty the America First...