Outside voices: With Chinese EVs in mind, a ‘widening gulf’ between the U.S. and EU

Keith Rockwell’s latest trade take focuses on “the widening gulf” between the U.S. and European Union in their reactions to China’s rise to dominance in electric vehicles and their components. But Rockwell, the former World Trade Organization official turned analyst, takes on much more, in a deep dive into the divergent reactions to China’s automotive ascendency that, he suggests, reflects increasingly disparate world views between the U.S. and EU. It begins with commonality: The shared belief between the two trade...