Biden's manufacturing approach combined industrial policy (subsidies and incentives) with regulatory support and achieved massive increases in manufacturing investment, whereas Trump's approach emphasizes tariffs and deregulation but cuts industrial policy, requiring both components to succeed.

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Rush Doshi

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Biden approaches to manufacturing focused on industrial policy... The Trump approach is to focus on the tariffs and the deregulation but not on the industrial policy which they're planning to cut.

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Why America Shouldn’t Underestimate Chinese Power | Foreign Affairs InterviewForeign Affairs
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:59:31 AM

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