28 Dec ’22, “Taiwan to bolster military readiness“From 2024, compulsory military service for men will be extended from the current four months to a year and conscripts’ pay will be quadrupled to bring it in line with the minimum wage. This follows two days after Beijing staged the largest air manoeuvres around Taiwan in fourContinue reading “Latest on China-Taiwan”
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Chinese battery makers set to take the lead in Europe
Source: FT, Wednesday 7th December 2022 Key insights: “According to Benchmark Minerals, China will have 322 gigawatt hours of production capacity in Europe by 2031, with South Korea the second largest operator in the region at 192GWh, followed by France and Sweden. The US is fifth, thanks to Tesla’s plant in Berlin, followed by GermanyContinue reading “Chinese battery makers set to take the lead in Europe”