Biden promises that funneling hundreds of billions in taxpayer dollars to green energy projects will create an economy full of “well paying, union jobs” that will revitalize America’s manufacturing sector and allow U.S. businesses to “compete and win globally.”

It might be a compelling pitch—if only it were true. Instead, the president’s pursuit of an environmental agenda driven by left-wing fringe groups throws American workers under a Chinese electric bus.

Truth be told, China dominates the green energy supply chain. From slave labor-produced solar panels in Xinjiang to lithium battery plants in Sichuan, the road to renewables runs through the Red Dragon. Our colleague Collin Anderson reported this week on a $50 million Biden administration grant to a lithium battery company, ostensibly to ‘ensure our clean energy future is American made.” What do you know, it sources its materials in China.

It’s a tale as old as time. Want to buy a union-built, American electric vehicle, as Biden has encouraged? Good luck finding one that’s made with domestic components. How about solar panels for your home? If the raw materials don’t come from Uyghur concentration camps, they’ll be tough to find.

[Don’t think for a moment that this is a coincidence. The Left has been dazzled by Xi Jinping and his top-down dictatorial model for years. The more that Americans become dependent on China, the more we will get forced into that same model of rule. — Ed]