North America’s Unified Strategy to Counter China’s Economic Dominance

Beijing’s 2025 export controls exposed how deeply North American supply chains are integrated and vulnerable to China’s coercion. The piece argues for a coordinated USMCA renegotiation—harmonizing tariffs, subsidies, and investment rules across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico—together with joint stockpiling of critical minerals and diversified input sourcing to curb dependence on China. It warns that unilateral policies risk fracturing tri-national unity and urges Canada and Mexico to join Washington in a three-part plan: restore lower tariffs for Canada/Mexico, raise tariffs on China, and align subsidies and investment screening to build resilient, open North American markets with broader ties to other allied democracies.