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China is now viewed more positively than the US in many countries around the world, according to a new study (ichef.bbci.co.uk)
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[–] blackbeans@lemmy.zip 10 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

They are cheap because of the infrastructure AND because of subsidies. But to be honest, European automotive companies also once started out with massive subsidies. Companies like Volkswagen were completely government sponsored in the beginning.