> If the existing makers can't meet supply such that Chinese exports get their foot in the door, they may find they never get ahead again due to volume
The answer to that is government regulation. Ban anything Chinese or slap it with tariffs. That is what tariffs are intended for - not for the BS the current administration has done.
Good luck actually pulling that off, it'll just kneecap US/Western industry, just as the current tariff and war madness has helped drag the US economy into the gutter.