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How car and battery companies can work around US trade tariffs and rules

Understanding China’s and other nations’ responses to US trade measures can help policymakers and firms find ways to manage economic competition.
  1. Hyeon Young Chun

    1. Hyeon Young Chun is a researcher in international trade law in the Graduate School of Future Strategy at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejeon, South Korea.

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  2. Tae Jung Park

    1. Tae Jung Park is a researcher of international law in the Graduate School of Future Strategy at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea.

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Ford Motor Co. battery powered F-150 Lightning trucks on the production assembly line with workers in Michigan

US automobile manufacturers have been partnering with Chinese firms to build cars. The incoming administration might restrict this. Credit: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty

Donald Trump’s imminent return as US president — this time hand in hand with electric-car tycoon Elon Musk — looks likely to reshape the global industries for electric vehicles and batteries. The United States is expected to escalate restrictions on imports of these technologies from China to protect its automotive industry. But Trump’s policy aims go further.

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Nature 637, 31-33 (2025)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-04168-6

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