CATL, the world’s largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles, described breakthroughs that could make E.V.s more competitive with gasoline-powered cars.
A liquefied natural gas plant in Port Arthur, Texas. Chinese energy firms have been big buyers of L.N.G. in the United States, but have been selling its purchases to Europe.
China seized mines and built factories. Japan took note and invested in Australia. But the United States did little despite concerns about control of supplies.
Beijing announced a new round of 50 percent tariffs in response to President Trump’s latest levies as the trade conflict between the superpowers escalates.
Beijing issued a lengthy denunciation of U.S. trade policies and accused Washington of violating a trade deal the countries reached in President Trump’s first term.
A staggering $1.9 trillion in extra industrial lending is fueling a continued flood of exports that could be spread even wider across the world by the Trump tariffs.