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Wouldn't you want the opposite? Once domestic production ramps up you gradually lift import restrictions to create more competition. I guess that's if the inten
by zarzavat 10mo ago
Wouldn't you want the opposite? Once domestic production ramps up you gradually lift import restrictions to create more competition. I guess that's if the intention is to improve the domestic market in the national interest, rather than to just make people rich.
- flessner 10mo agoThat is exactly what you never want to do under protectionist policies. Domestic producers are shielded from Chinese competitors. This means they are under less pressure to reduce prices and innovate. I wouldn't read too much into the national security justification. It's a political argument to an economic policy.
- jepj57 10mo agoThe national security justification is that we need expertise building/designing drones. We won't get that if we allow China to out-compete domestic manufacturers.
- zarzavat 10mo ago> I wouldn't read too much into the national security justification. It's a political argument to an economic policy. Have you seen what's been happening in Ukraine? OTC drones are critical military equipment now. Not having a domestic drone industry is like not having a domestic rifle industry, you cannot have an infantry without it.
- flessner 10mo agoIf this is about military capability, why ban all foreign manufacturers, including proven innovators like Helsing and Baykar? Instead of blanket bans, targeted contracts could leverage Ukraine tested designs while building domestic capacity. Innovation happens under competitive pressure. The US just created a domestic vacuum.