This is about Australian security, the espionage happens on Australian ground. Canberra reacts a bit late imo, but better late than never.

Thanks for this.

There is also a map in case you want to have a quick overview: https://amti.csis.org/maritime-claims-map/

@hanrahan@slrpnk.net

As replacing the battery costs a third of a new car, it might have an effect how you calculate the price you are willing to pay. It will effect the lease rates in case you lease the car.

As the used car market currently has limited visibility on the actual condition of a battery and no one buys the used car in case you want to sell, it may also be a recycling issue.

Another point is that most Chinese EV makers are in the red. Global research company AlixPartners say only a handful of the more than 100 of China’s EV makers will be financially viable within the next five years. What if one of them goes bankrupt and you need spare parts or a battery?

The article raises a lot of good questions imho.

Reddit? Isn’t this the platform where these ‘tankies’ have been banned some time ago?

I wish we had better (read, less overwhelmingly biased) reporting on the BYD cars.

This is among many very good reports about BYD.

The only thing that is biased (and not helpful) here is your comment. You don’t even try to take on some of the facts about BYD, it’s just a superficial “us versus them” whataboutism that is so widespread in the Lemmyverse.

From this comment one can easily infer that you didn’t read the article.

There is also a report about how fights are breaking out at Russia’s gas stations as the fuel crisis spreads

Russian media have been reporting on a surge of conflicts at gas stations across the country. The fuel crisis, triggered by Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil facilities, has forced people to wait for hours at gas stations. Some drivers try to cut the line, which has at times led to brawls. The situation is compounded by the fact that some stations have taken a liberal interpretation of the requirement to give priority to official vehicles. As a result, local officials in some regions have begun jumping the line, and in Chita, participants in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and their family members were added to the list of those exempt from waiting. All of this has fueled widespread public anger.

I feel many of the short stories in the linked article perfectly fit the ‘not the onion’ comm here ;-)

Are you one of these propaganda accounts that can’t cope with justified critique of China?

I already commented to the same accusation in another thread.

Are you part of the orchestrated pro-China, anti-Western propaganda machine here on Lemmy?

@maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone

For starters, it is not your business where I am from.

And your remarks about me of being an ‘undeclared bot’ are, of course, rubbish. I post well-sourced articles (as you can see), but here on Lemmy are many propagandists that not only support dictatorial regimes but, more importantly, spread anti-Western content to stir up anti-democratic sentiment. Although I think these are mostly not bots but rather human beings parroting narratives provided by an orchestrated disinformation machine, you’ll find plenty of opportunity to spot them and call them out.

From the original source:

China’s military build-up has already … increased the threat to Taiwan, and created structural pressure on regional states to accommodate Beijing’s preferences. These shifts affect Australian security regardless of China’s capacity to strike Australian territory.

Tesla operates a plant in Shanghai for some time.

Elon Musk pledges Tesla to China’s ‘core socialist values’

No, not Carney. Carney and Xi Jinping. No one needs a car made by slave labour.

Elon Musk pledges Tesla to China’s ‘core socialist values’ to avert EV price war (July 2023)

China’s government has solicited a truce among its top EV manufacturers, with Elon Musk’s Tesla being the only foreign firm to sign the joint letter committing to the country’s “core socialist values”.

… Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk, along with 15 other automakers, including BYD (Tesla’s biggest Chinese rival), signed the joint letter at a motor conference in Shanghai on Thursday. The contents of the letter align with China’s ruling Communist Party and President Xi Jinping.

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology constructed a joint letter targeting unfair fluctuating prices for the leading EV makers in the world’s largest car market.

It’s certainly hard to make an inference from a single incident. What we can say is that anything critical of China is rigorously censored in mainland China, while non-Chinese incidents are conveyed with a critical spin. The goal is to portray China - or, rather, its government - as superior.

This is certainly also the case in many US and Western media such as FoxNews in the US as you say. I fully agree that many here in the West have an agenda. Unlike China, however, we in the West have a broad spectrum of media outlets with many of them being independent. For example, we can find many articles critical of Donald Trump in various US media despite his administration’s current move toward autocracy, but you can’t find even a single piece in Chinese media that is critical of Xi Jinping.

The real issue here is imo that the Chinese party-state amplifies the failure of a Western car, while it censors everything that is only slightly critical of Chinese companies or the Chinese government in general. Fuck Tesla, but all other non-Chinese cars (and products in other industries) receive the same treatment in China.

As an addition:

China Achieved Record Military Presence in the Indo-Pacific in 2025, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) China Power Project.

• Taiwan: In 2025, the PLA conducted a record-breaking level of air and maritime activity around Taiwan, sustaining the higher operational tempo of PLA activities that began following William Lai’s inauguration as Taiwan’s president in May 2024. This led to a marked increase in both average monthly PLA activities as well as a higher baseline of PLA activity. However, there was a minor year-over-year decrease in PLA activities in the latter portions of 2025, likely reflecting a temporary, tactical adjustment on China’s end. In 2025, China also conducted two large-scale military exercises around Taiwan, named Strait Thunder-2025A and Justice Mission 2025.

• South China Sea: The PLA conducted a record 163 recorded operations in the South China Sea in 2025, including a record number of live-fire drills. China continued to harass its neighbors, especially the Philippines, but shifted its most aggressive actions away from Second Thomas Shoal toward Scarborough Shoal. The China Coast Guard (CCG) more than doubled its presence around Scarbough Shoal in 2025 compared to 2024.

• Japan and Its Surroundings: China continued to maintain pressure on Japan, and there was a spike of notable PLA escalatory moves in November and December. Throughout the year, there was a slight increase in the number of PLA naval vessels reported operating in the waters around Japan, though the average duration of each PLAN vessel’s trip was shorter than in 2024. Similarly, there was an increase in the number of Chinese official ships within the contiguous zone of the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, but a decrease in Chinese activity within the territorial seas there.

• Beyond the First Island Chain: The PLA ramped up its far-seas training and operations in 2025. China’s navy conducted several unprecedented activities beyond the First Island Chain, including extensive voyages and live-fire drills around Australia and New Zealand, and simultaneous aircraft carrier operations in the Pacific for the first time. China’s two operational aircraft carriers, Liaoning and Shandong, engaged in nearly twice as many days of operation beyond the first island chain in 2025 compared to 2024. China’s coast guard also operated far into the Pacific.

• China-Russia Joint Military Exercises: China conducted six joint exercises with Russia in 2025—the lowest count since 2020 and down significantly from the all-time high of 14 in 2024. However, there were novel developments, most notably their first joint submarine patrol.

Now, every time I climb back into my Ford Mustang Mach-E, I can’t stop thinking about you …

This kind of Chinese propaganda is what Ford CEO Jim Farley himself has been doing for a long time now (you’ll find ample evidence across the web). In this particular case it is even the article’s tone (“I will wait for you, Xiaomi. We shall be together again one day.”) that makes it clear it’s an advertisement rather than a test drive report imo.

From your comment one can easily infer that you have either no clue about Europe or you are just spreading anti-Western propaganda narratives. I really don’t mean to offend anyone, but this is an absurdly weird comment.

What do they understand safe? Is a remote kill switch safe?

New Zealand already has a Free Trade Agreement with the EU, so I personally think it’s not too big a step to expand it. Everything that brings us closer together is good.