John Moolenaar

Donald Trump’s invitation to Chinese carmakers might boost US transition to EVs

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Donald Trump’s invitation to Chinese carmakers might boost US transition to EVs

While the former president has previously only taken hits at EVs – saying that they will “kill” the US auto industry and that he would rescind federal support for them – he now strikes a more flexible tone. They’re “incredible” but “not for everybody”, he said, after meeting Tesla’s chief executive Elon Musk. For Trump, … Read more

Jimmy Lai lawyer, fugitives target Hong Kong trade offices in talks with US lawmakers

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Jimmy Lai lawyer, fugitives target Hong Kong trade offices in talks with US lawmakers

Sponsored by Republican congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey, the bill was approved by the House Foreign Affairs Committee in November, and a Senate version of the bill passed that chamber’s foreign relations committee less than four months earlier. Neither has been put to a full chamber vote. Citing the bill’s unanimous passage in the … Read more