China could use electric cars to spy on you

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CATL’s close CCP connections go beyond mere political affiliations. Consistent with rules issued by China’s Securities Regulatory Commission in 2018 for all publicly listed enterprises, CATL’s articles of association, which govern its operations, explicitly note that “the company shall establish a Communist Party organisation [internally] and carry out party activities”. These party cells and the company’s other party-state linkages provide the CCP with almost unfettered access to CATL’s proprietary technologies and strategic market data, potentially giving other Chinese entities a competitive edge and undermining US and European companies’ positions in global markets. Getting into batteries Yet in a move reminiscent...