2024-11-22
49 分钟President-elect Trump had pledged to fire the Securities and Exchange Commission Chair, who led a crackdown on the crypto industry, on "day one". Also, Beijing offers help to Chinese exporters facing higher import tariffs. And, union workers at Volkswagen's German factories are set to strike after talks failed.
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Today, Gary Gensler, the man who led the US crackdown on cryptocurrencies, will quit when Donald Trump becomes president.
Demonstrations against Volkswagen's cost cutting plans and a strike in 10 days time with no deal on wages or factory closures.
In Germany, the Swedish firm Northvolt, once Europe's strongest competitor to Chinese battery makers, has filed for bankruptcy.
In China, over 50% of the cars being sold are either battery electric or plug in hybrids.
And guess which cars they're not buying therefore in China right now, and that is the Western car companies.
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First in Shanghai, Han Shenlin, China Country Director of the Asia Group.
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Thank you very much indeed for being with us from Shanghai.
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Stephanie Hare is a researcher on technology and ethics, the author of Technology Is Not Neutral, and she is in London.