Beijing is planning to revise its rules controlling global access to battery manufacturing technologies in a tit-for-tat move after major Western economies including the European Union and the United States decided to impose punitive tariffs on China-made electric vehicles. Chinese companies would have to obtain a government permit to export technologies used to produce lithium-phosphate-iron (LFP) cathode materials, a key component in iron-based, affordable lithium-ion batteries, according to an annual export control catalogue updated by the Ministry of Commcerce on Jan. 2. The Chinese government is also looking to place new constraints on local companies’ ability to sell technologies used in extracting lithium from hard rock spodumene ore. The proposed measures are open to public review until Feb. 1. [South China Morning Post]
159 Dems Vote Against Bill That Would Detain Illegal Immigrant Criminals– www.louderwithcrowder.com
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The House passed the Laken Riley bill that would require ICE to detain illegal alien criminals and 159 Dems voted against sanity.
According to The Post Millennial:
The Laken Riley Act passed with a vote of 264 to 159 on Tuesday after lawmakers gave floor speeches to voice their support of or opposition to the law. All the 159 “no” votes came from Democrats. This comes at the tail end of President Joe Biden’s term, which has seen record numbers in illegal immigration and many stories highlighting crimes committed against Americans by illegal immigrants in the news.
HR29, or the Laken Riley Act, amends the Immigration and Nationality 8 Act to “require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft” in addition to other purposes.