batteries, electric cars, government subsidies

Electric Monopoly: How China Dominates the Future of Electric Vehicles

By 2040, almost 50 percent of cars on the road are projected to be electric. At present, China controls the global market in electric vehicles by monopolizing the manufacture and supply of batteries. Battery dominance in electric vehicles “In early 2019, there were 316 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of global lithium cell manufacturing capacity. China is home ...

Max Lu

An electric car being charged.

Chinese Police Can Now Legally Spy on Foreign Company Networks

The Chinese government places some strict regulations on foreign firms operating in the country. Last year, the administration passed a new set of laws that further breached the rights of foreign companies by allowing law enforcement agencies to snoop on their networks and even censor them, if required. Inspecting networks In November 2018, the Chinese ...

Armin Auctor

China Publicly Rejects U.S. Report on WTO Compliance

China has rejected the conclusions of a recent report by the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) office that labeled the attempt to negotiate new WTO rules to rein in China’s “mercantile” trade policies as futile. Instead, the USTR stated that it would be better to pursue a unilateral approach to protect American farmers, businesses, and workers ...

Jack Roberts