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“I don’t want to sound too dramatic,” said Michael Dunn of Dunn Insights, who has studied markets in China and other Asian countries for nearly 30 years. “What I’m realistically saying is that within the next five years, Ford, GM, Hyundai, Kia and Nissan are likely to leave China. They can no longer compete with the Chinese. .”GM’s sales in China (including sales from joint ventures maintained in the country) declined from a high of 4 million units in 2017 to 2.1 million units in 2023. This is the first time since 2009 that sales have fallen below U.S. sales…

a true sports parent Die twice. Death awaits us at the end of our lives, whether it be through illness, misfortune, fire, falling objects, hydroplaning cars, train derailments, etc. But there’s also the death that comes in the midst of life, the purgatory-like purposelessness that ensues on the sidelines and bleachers of the final season, when a young athlete hangs up his skates, cleats and cleats after his final game.The passage of time is a scary thing, and for parents, realizing their dreams through the progress of their offspring is as inevitable as the rotation of the earth. But sports…

Written by Mark SavageBBC News music correspondentMay 11, 2024, 11:25 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoDutch artist Joost Klein has been disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest following a backstage incident.A female member of the production staff threatened Swedish police with threats, and the cast returned to Japan.Contest organizers said in a statement that “it would not be appropriate for him to continue participating in the contest” while the legal process is pending.Dutch broadcaster Avrtolos criticized Klein’s exclusion, calling it “disproportionate.”In a statement on social media, the company said it was “shocked by this decision” and “will address this matter later.”image source,…

Climate troublemaker La Niña hasn’t arrived yet, but it’s underway, federal forecasters said in a report released Thursday morning.In fact, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasters give this weather pattern an 85% chance of forming by late fall. “We are very confident that La Niña will develop by this fall,” NOAA meteorologist Nat Johnson told USA TODAY. Once it occurs, it is thought to persist into the next winter and will affect the weather in the United States during the coldest months.An even more pressing concern is that there is a 69% chance of developing the disease by summer (July…

A Chinese journalist who was jailed for four years for reporting on the early coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan is scheduled to be released on Monday.Zhang Zhang, a former lawyer, traveled to Wuhan in February 2020 to document the Chinese government’s response to what started a global pandemic. She shared the report on her X (then known as her Twitter), YouTube, and WeChat. She was one of the few independent Chinese reporters on the ground as Wuhan and the rest of China went into lockdown.In a video shot in February 2020, Zhang said: That’s what this country is facing right now……

Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh: The scent emanating from the ‘attar’ (perfume) emanating from manufacturing factories in this town, often compared to France’s Grasse and known as India’s ‘Perfume City’, has acquired the scent of elections. Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav is trying to avenge the loss of his wife Dimple Yadav in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and wrest control of the party from the Bharatiya Janata Party.The constituency, located on the banks of the Ganges, faced a tough election campaign and amid whispers of resentment within the party, Akhilesh invoked his father and party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav to…

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong told reporters in Jakarta on Friday that he had “clearly conveyed China’s serious concerns” during a meeting with senior officials from China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).According to a statement from China’s Foreign Ministry, Sun said the deployment “poses a serious threat to the security of regional countries and seriously undermines regional peace and stability.””China firmly opposes the recurrence of Cold War-type conflicts in the region and the use of regional countries as instruments and proxies of hegemony,” Sun said, adding that China strongly opposes ASEAN’s strategic autonomy. We reaffirmed our…

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Saturday it had sent ships to disputed areas in the South China Sea, accusing China of building “artificial islands” in an escalation of maritime disputes.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s office said in a statement that the Coast Guard sent a ship “to monitor China’s allegedly illegal activities of creating ‘artificial islands'” and that two other ships were in the area. It added that they are being deployed on a rotational basis.Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Jay Tarriera said at the forum that “small-scale land reclamation” is taking place at Sabina Shoal, which Manila calls Escoda,…

Let me be clear. The Lakers, coached by Darvin Ham, lost in the first round to the defending NBA champions, and Ham was no good. Tyronn Lue’s Clippers lost in the first round to a mediocre Mavericks team, but Lue is a coaching genius. It seems to me that LeBron, the GFOAT (greatest finger pointer of all time), is looking for an enabler, not a coach. How many more coaches and teammates will James have to throw under the bus before Cowardly Lion Rob Pelinka says enough is enough? Mark S. RossPlaya Vista :: I’ve been working for over 58…

In 1989, when the Tiananmen Square protests revealed that the economic reforms begun a decade earlier were creating a growing private sector and a desire for new freedoms, the party saw a golden opportunity for change. I welcomed you. However, liberalizing government institutions in response would undermine the party’s power. Instead, Chinese leaders have chosen to gun down protesters, further tighten control of the party, and indulge in government investments to stimulate the economy.For a long time, no one cared. When economic or social threats rear their heads, as in the global financial crises of 1997 and 2007, Chinese authorities…