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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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How Electrifying Transport and Chinese Investment are Playing Out in Indonesia —focuses on nickel as a critical mineral, but has implications for the broader minerals and materials supply chains needed for broad-scale energy transition. (The Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance. The detailed report— Need Nickel?

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China exports way more automobiles to Russia than anyplace else

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Chinese language automakers exported extra automobiles wholesale to Russia than anyplace else within the first 5 months of this hour, filling a void left by means of international producers exiting the marketplace as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. China exported about 162,000 automobiles to Russia in all of 2022.

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Geely exports more than 100,000 vehicles in 2012; 164% year-on-year growth

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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group set a new export sales record in December with 11,000 cars being exported during the month, which also helped the company increase its export sales over the course of 2012 by 164%. Geely’s current major overseas markets include Ukraine, Russia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

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Tesla’s production expansion, surging oil prices bring stock upgrade from Daiwa Securities

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Tesla has established the Chinese factory as an export hub for European customers while Gigafactory Berlin awaits final approval. Tesla’s operation in China seems to be where Nathan and other analysts are most bullish regarding the company’s forecast and outlook. The factory in Shanghai manufactured 51.7

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The U.S.-China Chip Ban, Explained

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Commerce Department issued new rules that clamped down on the export of certain advanced chips—which have military or AI applications—to Chinese customers. has blocked chip sales to individual Chinese customers. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, the U.S. Previously, the U.S

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Mercedes CEO Says Brand Sticking With China for the Long Haul

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Like many Western nations, Germany cut ties with Russia when war broke out in Ukraine. However, America seems increasingly interested in distancing itself from the nation while Germany has grown more reliant on the Chinese market. Our sales figures in China are increasing and I am quite optimistic that we will also grow this year.

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Elon Musk’s Taiwan peace proposal praised by Beijing, condemned by Taiwan

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Elon Musk may have caught the ire of many by suggesting a controversial way for the Russia-Ukraine War to end, but in a recent interview, the Tesla CEO also shared some of his thoughts on a potential peace plan between China and Taiwan. The plan was met with widely opposite reactions from the Chinese and Taiwanese governments.

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