#industrial policy

Samsung Electronics' union branch revealed that 84% of survey respondents oppose the government's roughly $290 billion (₩400 trillion) semiconductor megaproject in Gwangju. Government, management, the union and shareholders are all reading the same national project in sharply different ways.

The U.S. is pouring billions into critical mineral mining, but the real bottleneck isn't geology—it's the workforce and processing expertise lost over 30 years of offshoring.

COVID and Ukraine war proved 3D printing's strategic value. As China builds industrial strategy, Europe lacks focus on deployment and demand creation.

Beyond a simple trade dispute, China's 'overcapacity' in green tech is a calculated strategy to dominate the future of global energy and reshape geopolitics.

China's rapid advancement in armour steel production contrasts sharply with the closure of a key US military steel supplier, highlighting critical shifts in global industrial power and defense readiness.

Nations like the U.S. and Japan are pursuing economic security, but these 'de-risking' strategies may paradoxically increase global instability and conflict risk.

Biden's new China tariffs are more than trade policy; they're a strategic political move to reshape the 2024 election and redefine US industrial strategy.

China's new $40B 'New Productive Forces' fund isn't just cash. It's a strategic shift to a state-guided venture model aimed at dominating future tech.