Trump Pitches ‘New American Industrialism’ and Luring Foreign Manufacturing
The former president highlighted his plans to increase tariffs and reduce corporate taxes for businesses that make products in the United States.
By Michael Gold
I write about the economic relationships between the United States and other countries, particularly the goods and services that go back and forth across borders. A lot of my work focuses on the U.S. relationship with China, which is both an important trading partner and a growing rival. That includes the restrictions the United States has imposed on sending advanced technology to China, as well as trade-related sanctions on Russia and other countries. I’m also covering U.S. efforts to better compete with China by investing in the domestic semiconductor and clean energy industries. I write about American trade relationships with other countries as well, like Europe and Mexico.
I have been reporting on economics, trade and international relations for over a decade, from both China and the U.S.
Before coming to The Times, I covered the economy, trade and the Federal Reserve for The Washington Post. I was also previously an editor of Foreign Policy’s South Asia Channel, a news site focused on policy analysis of the region, and the editor in chief of China Economic Review magazine. I’m a regular contributor to American Public Media’s Marketplace and have appeared on CNN, MSNBC, PBS NewsHour and elsewhere.
I earned a bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology from Northwestern University and a master’s in international relations with a focus on China and international economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington. I was born and raised in a small town in Iowa. Before coming to Washington, I spent eight years living and working in China, where I learned Mandarin Chinese.
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