Navigating trade challenges: Electric vehicles, China, and tariffs

In this exclusive interview, we sit down with the former deputy US trade representative Sarah Bianchi to talk about trade tensions between China and the United States; President Joe Biden's EV tariffs; how to use trade to build an electric vehicle supply chain; and much more!
🔌 Electric Vehicles and Tariffs: The recent announcement of 100 percent tariffs on Chinese-imported EVs has shocked many in the industry. What is Biden trying to achieve?
Join us for an insightful conversation that goes beyond headlines, exploring the intricate dance of trade negotiations, and the future of electric mobility.
Sarah Bianchi is a senior managing director and chief strategist of international political affairs and public policy at Evercore. She served as deputy U.S. Trade Representative from 2021 to 2024, overseeing critical trading relationships across Asia and Africa. Before that she was policy director to Vice President Biden from 2011 to 2014.
She has also served as head of global policy development at Airbnb, managing director at BlackRock, and investment analyst at Eton Park Capital Management.
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[@peterjohn5834]

Excellent interview some real perspective and not just hype.

[@Michael-Wil]

Nice scoop, but honestly nothing new to gain from this interview apart from a sales pitch for her new employer.