China

China, officially the People’s Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. It is the world’s most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion. China spans five geographical time zones and borders 14 countries, the second most of any country in the world after Russia.

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What’s Happening in China’s E.V. Market? – The New York Times

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Stock Slide and Slow Sales: What’s Happening in China’s E.V. Market? – The New York Times

By almost every metric, the Chinese carmaker BYD looks unstoppable.

After a decade of struggling to establish itself in the automobile industry, BYD has surpassed Tesla to become the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer. The company’s sales are rapidly expanding in Europe and Latin America, and new and potentially lucrative markets like Canada could soon open to it.

But investors are cooling on BYD’s ascent from a little-known battery maker to the top of the automotive world’s fast-growing segment. The company’s stock has fallen roughly 40 percent from its peak last May, making it among the hardest-hit names in a broader sell-off in Chinese E.V. stocks that accelerated last week after companies reported weak sales numbers for January.

China vs US – A Size Comparison

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China is 3.70 million mi²  while the Continental US is 3.1 million mi², when you add in Alaska and Hawaii that works out to be 3.79 million mi². By dragging China over to the United States in QGIS and projecting to the same scale, we can see a good size comparison.

China vs US - A Size Comparison

‘This is going to get really ugly’ – POLITICO

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Tariff carve-outs underscore weak US position in China trade war: ‘This is going to get really ugly’ – POLITICO

But to some White House allies, the exceptions are indicative of the relatively weak position the administration is in as it wages a trade war with China, which has spent years making preparations for an escalation with the U.S. on trade. The carve-outs also reveal the conundrum facing the administration: The U.S. is imposing new tariffs on Chinese goods in an attempt to move manufacturing back to the U.S., but those tariffs are particularly painful for U.S. manufacturers because they are currently so dependent on Chinese parts. So far, the U.S. has demonstrated that it is more willing to bend than China is in this burgeoning fight.