Congress stepped in to prevent supply chain havoc, but rail workers’ biggest grievance remains unaddressed.
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NATO Nations Grow More Receptive to US Pleas to Confront China
After the pain of an energy crisis brought on by the Ukraine war, Europe is keen to reduce its strategic vulnerabilities to China, not to speak of other authoritarian governments.
Chinese Unrest Over Lockdown Upends Global Economic Outlook
Growing protests in the world’s biggest manufacturing nation add a new element of uncertainty atop the Ukraine war, an energy crisis and inflation.
U.S. Seeks Closer Ties With India as Tension With China and Russia Builds
Treasury Secretary Yellen wants India to be part of the Biden administration’s “friend-shoring” agenda, but trade tensions linger.
Did Germany Learn From Its Russia Trouble? The Test May Come in China.
On the eve of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s first trip to Beijing, concerns are growing that economic dependence on China is leaving his country vulnerable — again.
The Long Road to Driverless Trucks
Self-driving eighteen-wheelers are now on highways in states like California and Texas. But there are still human “safety drivers” behind the wheel. What will it take to get them out?
In South Korea, President Yoon Treads Fine Line Between U.S. and China
Yoon Suk Yeol has aligned his country more closely with the United States, but there are limits to how far he can go without angering China or provoking North Korea.
The U.S. Touts Big Investments for Mexico, Testing Its Nationalist Policies
U.S. officials are looking south for a strategic partner to create a regional manufacturing hub that can rival China. But there are still doubts over Mexico’s willingness to cater to foreign industry.
Climate Change Could Worsen Supply Chain Turmoil
A drought that has crippled economic activity in southwestern China hints at the kind of disruption that climate change could wreak on global supply chains.
From the U.S. to China, Major Economies Are Stalling. But Not India.
The Indian government expects growth to exceed 7 percent this year, though that pace may be hard to sustain as the global economy continues to slow.