Maybe China should be like the EU and just ask for IP to be handed over.

EU to demand tech transfers from Chinese companies, FT reports

How about tomorrow?

I am still using my OG Chromecast from 2014.

The article is referring to cellular network equipment not mobile phones.

the battery itself is $25

Kinda steep considering a 3rd party store in Singapore charges a similar amount including labour for a battery replacement for a old redmi note 7.

This article was posted for half a day. I suspect you only made your comment based on the headline without actually reading the content of the article.

What does this comment have to do with the posted article?

Is there a source that says its an LMFP battery?

According to this reddit post many European car brands are offering massive discounts to compensate for lack of sales.

https://www.reddit.com/r/electricvehicles/comments/1d9d2fv/as_china_shifts_to_evs_dealers_forced_to_offer/

China is already at around 50% of new cars being plugin electric

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/05/26/44-plugin-vehicle-market-share-in-china-april-2024-sales-report/

So Europe went from suggesting decoupling from China to de-risking and now this?

https://bigmestore.com/

This is for the S series lineup. Samsung still have their A series and M,F,C series in other markets.

to the point where Russia was worried about Chinese influence in Ukraine

Is there a source on that?

If I’m not mistaken, those portable power stations with AC inverters consume power even when not in use. You probably should use the DC output wherever possible.

AliExpress?

According to Euro NCAP all Chinese cars from 2022–2024 got the 5 star safety rating. While many non Chinese models got 4 stars.

https://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards/latest-safety-ratings/#?selectedMake=0&selectedMakeName=Select a make&selectedModel=0&selectedStar=&includeFullSafetyPackage=true&includeStandardSafetyPackage=true&selectedModelName=All&selectedProtocols=51097,49446,45155&selectedClasses=1202,1199,1201,1196,1205,1203,1198,1179,40250,1197,1204,1180,34736,44997&allClasses=true&allProtocols=false&allDriverAssistanceTechnologies=false&selectedDriverAssistanceTechnologies=&thirdRowFitment=false

Then you should avoid Toyota, Nissan & Tesla as well

https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/toyota-says-partner-with-tencent-china-2024-04-25/

https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-clears-key-china-assisted-driving-hurdle-with-baidu-deal-bloomberg-news-2024-04-29/

I see the lack of pre-installed google apps as a bonus.

Also

https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_p70_pura_ultra_debuts_with_1inch_retractable_main_cam_-news-62492.php

https://electrek.co/2023/12/04/toyota-sport-crossover-ev-made-with-byd-launch-2025/