news China set to become world's biggest car exporter. The EU is mad, wants to investigate

[Chemist]

 

 

[jesus del rey]

I read it as "cat exporter", I was CONFUSED for a second 

[playboi]

they’re probably low quality/unsafe too 

 

some people don’t fear God

[Taylena]

Capitalists love free markets until the free market dictates they're not the ones in control anymore. 

[Rebel Lion]

... made with toothpicks and spare parts.

[Tropez]

Good. The EU is angry they can no longer be the top dog. China is dismantling the western world built on the history of colonialism and white supremacy. 

[Azulito]

Toyota remains unbothered

[BionicWooHoo]

I see the xenophobes and racists in this thread getting MAD

[magazine]

Make european cars cheaper, dumb f*cks 

[harwee]

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Tesla already exports electric cars from its Shanghai facility to Europe and about one-fifth of all EVs sold in Europe are manufactured in China.

 

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[uusagii]

China is COMING

[Jotham]

Not some of y'all celebrating this like it's some kind of win when this happened because China continues to profit off of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

[DAP]

Well start exporting trains to Murica because driving sucks

 

Edited September 13, 2023 by DAP

[unclefloprry]

3 hours ago, playboi said:

they’re probably low quality/unsafe too 

 

some people don’t fear God

Stop thinking that everything that comes from China is of low quality. US media really washed our brains with that propaganda. 

[Devin]

I can see China dominating electronics next.

[qurl]

i know i’m just being ignorant but i truly don’t know any chinese car companies/producers. what are the main ones ?

[IBeMe]

good for them tbh  

what they have managed to do in the last like 30 years is kind of beyond amazing 

[abrantino]

3 hours ago, Tropez said:

Good. The EU is angry they can no longer be the top dog. China is dismantling the western world built on the history of colonialism and white supremacy. 

Because their neocolonialism in Africa is so much better

[kataraqueen]

The EU leaders are idiots for shoving all their problems (economical and environmental) onto China to begin with, but to all the people thinking this is good; China is literally putting Muslims in concentration camps as we speak... This is anything but good. And it certainly isn't some sort of victory for the free and just 

[Tropez]

1 minute ago, abrantino said:

Because their neocolonialism in Africa is so much better

Europe is even worse in that aspect. Just look at what France is doing right now in Africa. They keep dictators in charge so they can have access to cheap goods. They also mess with the monetary system by enforcing their currency the franc. Because of this many African countries have more money going into France and the wider EU than what they have to benefit their own country. This is one of the reasons much of Africa has delayed development. 
 

So no. Europe, especially Western Europe and France are worse for Africa. As they are actually doing damage with their brand of neo-colonialism. Then Europeans complain about Africans coming into their country. When they are literally causing the harm leading them to leave to Europe. 

[Devin]

14 minutes ago, qurl said:

i know i’m just being ignorant but i truly don’t know any chinese car companies/producers. what are the main ones ?

BYD is the most common brand I heard of.

[Madonno]

2 hours ago, Jotham said:

Not some of y'all celebrating this like it's some kind of win when this happened because China continues to profit off of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

So?

Same USA profited from Latam dictatorships in the past, or the Irak War, etc.

 

[AMIT]

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And their price is kept artificially low by huge state subsidies.

are they acting like they don't do this as well? 

 

And I won't defend neocolonization/imperialism but as if that would ever go well as an argument FOR European nations.

 

[Chemist]

10 hours ago, magazine said:

Make european cars cheaper, dumb f*cks 

This! if you want to compete with China, increase your own subsidies on EV's .It's good for the customer AND the environment

[Letemtalk]

Up until the 18th century, China and India were the two largest economies. The last few hundred years have been an anomaly, fuelled by an industrial revolution, invasions, colonisation, slavery and genocide.

 

But when the Chinese economy is strong in the 21st century, Americans and Europeans think it must be due to some sort of cheating, as if the US and European markets don't have trade barriers and subsidies.