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Duke Energy's change of course on the batteries could have supply chain implications – and a chilling effect on an energy storage market dominated by Chinese manufacturers

China's passenger vehicle sales also sank by 14% in a slow start for 2024, while in Japan Honda and Toyota both upgraded their earnings

Officials rush to respond to flood of cheap Chinese imports generated by years of subsidies, but the EU appears split on whether to impose trade barriers

A key topic of the US-China Economic Working Group's talks will be China's subsidies, which the US says encourage overproduction of goods with the potential to flood global markets

Industry sources said a merger or partnership deal would have been tricky, partly because rare earths prices have dropped sharply due to a slowdown in China's economy

Human Rights Watch says it found evidence aluminum producers use workers from government labour transfer schemes that coerce Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims into jobs

But it’s also forecast that actual power generation will still be dominated by coal, which provided nearly 60% of electricity consumed last year