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US & Europe Face $23.6 Trillion Bill to Decouple from China

Economists at EY-Parthenon estimate that the U.S., Eurozone, and UK would need to invest an additional $23.6 trillion over 25 years to significantly reduce reliance on China. The U.S. alone would require $13.7 trillion for infrastructure, R&D, manufacturing, and workforce development. This analysis highlights the immense economic challenge and potential inflation increases associated with decoupling from China, even as geopolitical tensions and the AI boom make such independence a pressing concern. AI

IMPACT Geopolitical tensions and the AI boom are making economic independence from China a pressing concern, potentially impacting AI hardware supply chains.

RANK_REASON Analysis of the economic impact of geopolitical policy decisions. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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US & Europe Face $23.6 Trillion Bill to Decouple from China

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Sasha Rogelberg ·

    Trump has tried to decouple from China, but ending U.S. reliance on the country would cost America nearly $14 trillion, EY warns

    “We're not going to achieve these levels of investments,” EY-Parthenon partner Mats Persson told Fortune.