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EPISODE · Feb 18, 2025 · 11 MIN

China pumps the brakes on Tesla’s autonomous cars

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Tesla risks being caught up in the China-US trade war, while US officials head to Saudi Arabia to start peace talks over Ukraine. Indonesia reaches “Opec status” as it dominates the global nickel trade. Plus, the US-India deal signals a bonanza for US gas imports. Mentioned in this podcast:Tesla braces for delay to China licence as Trump trade tensions mount The ‘Opec’ of nickel: Indonesia’s control of a critical metal European countries clash over sending troops to UkraineSubscription promo: ft.com/briefingsaleThis episode of the FT News Briefing was produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon, Fiona Symon, Lulu Smyth, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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