Gretchen Whitmer: “In 2025 they [China] exported 6.8 million vehicles, up from…”

“China today mines or processes most of the metal, ore and rare earth materials needed to build cars. They make three times as many cars as we do. Three times. In 2025 they [China] exported 6.8 million vehicles, up from just 1 million in 2020. That is a seven fold increase in five years. Since 2009, their government has directly invested more than $230 billion into electric vehicles and batteries.” (10:33–10:43)

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