The article argues that recent executive overreach and politicization have severely undermined established norms of U.S. civil-military relations. To restore professional standards, the incoming Congress must actively exercise its oversight powers, moving beyond mere criticism to demanding transparency in defense policy and personnel decisions. Key reforms include enforcing meritocratic promotion processes, requiring documented justification for senior officer removals, and preventing the partisan use of the military. These actions are crucial for bolstering public trust and ensuring the military remains a nonpartisan instrument of civilian control.
Testimony From Peter Harrell on Tools to Counter the CCP's Industrial Policy and Supply Chain Threats
English Summary
Harrell argues that the U.S. must implement aggressive, proactive measures to counter China's industrial policy and prevent the entrenchment of Chinese dominance in critical sectors like EVs and robotics. He cites the rapid market penetration of Chinese goods and the difficulty of replicating China's established industrial ecosystems as evidence of urgent risk. Policy recommendations include a federal survey of import vulnerabilities, establishing rules based on component origin rather than final assembly, and pursuing a multi-pronged strategy. This strategy must combine domestic R&D for superior alternatives, incentives for scaling domestic production, workforce training, and international cooperation to secure critical minerals.
中文摘要
哈雷爾（Harrell）主張，美國必須採取積極主動的措施，以應對中國的產業政策，並防止中國在電動車和機器人學等關鍵領域鞏固其主導地位。他指出中國商品快速滲透市場，以及難以複製中國既有的產業生態系統，證明了迫切的風險。政策建議包括：聯邦層級對進口脆弱性的調查、制定基於組件來源而非最終組裝的規則，以及推動多方面策略。該策略必須結合國內研發以尋求更優質的替代方案、提供激勵措施以擴大國內產能、進行勞動力培訓，以及與國際合作以確保關鍵礦物。
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