A Tale of Two Exports

In our third episode, features editor Tom Mitchell is joined by reporter Noah Berman to discuss shifts for two of China's most consequential exports: military armaments and electric vehicles. Even as wars in Ukraine, the Middle East and Africa raged on in 2024, newly released data for that year shows that China's arms exports decreased by ten percent as Xi Jinping's anti-corruption investigations roiled the country's defense industry. Meanwhile, despite trade tensions, the door for Chinese EVs to enter U.S. markets is not entirely sealed shut, but President Trump's seeming openness to the idea puts him at odds with national and state officials alike.We also have an extract from our latest Q&A with author Yi-Ling Liu on her new book "The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet," and a guide to the other articles you can read in this week's edition, published every Sunday evening EST at thewirechina.comFollow us on social media: https://x.com/thewirechinahttps://bsky.app/profile/thewirechina.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/thewirechinahttps://www.instagram.com/thewirechina/?hl=en