By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-01-22 07:01:19 | Updated at 2025-01-22 09:45:36
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1. EU tariffs failing to stop flood of Chinese electric vehicles, new trade data suggests
China’s electric vehicle (EV) shipments to the European Union defied the bloc’s newly imposed tariffs to report a surprise uptick in December, prompting market worries that Sino-European trade tensions could escalate further in 2025.
2. China EV giant BYD hits skids in Brazil as ‘slavery-like’ claims slam workforce
Long working hours, beds without mattresses, a communal lavatory shared by dozens of people – these are often axiomatic elements in the life of a Chinese construction worker. But they are considered unacceptable “slavery-like conditions” in Brazil, a country that is incomparable with China in terms of economic size but which outperforms the latter in protecting employees.
