China’s 2001 entry into the WTO marked the beginning of the golden age of globalization. This was the catalyst that led to the global outsourcing of domestic manufacturing capacity to lower cost regions around the world. As a result, world economies became more interlinked.
In 2016, President Trump began his administration by imposing tariffs on China, one of the United States’ largest trading partners. This signaled globalization’s peak and the beginning of a shift downward. This shift has continued with the Biden administration and the passing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) ($550B) and the CHIPS and Science Act ($53B). The legislative goal is to improve US economic competition, innovation, and industrial productivity.
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