The timing, to put it mildly, is slightly odd.
Any of us watching the start of the Euro 2024 football tournament this weekend may well have noticed the logo of the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD plastered everywhere in its role both as one of its main sponsors and as the “mobility partner” for matches staged across German cities.
In the same week, the European Union slapped punitive tariffs on imports of Chinese EVs. On the one hand…