The fallacious, dangerous logic of "Chinese overcapacity" rhetoric

STORY: The fallacious, dangerous logic of "Chinese overcapacity" rhetoric SHOOTING DATE: May 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DING WEISHUN, Official of the Ministry of Commerce 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HE HAILIN, Official of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): QU FENGJIE, Researcher with the Academy of Macroeconomic Research under the NDRC 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HUO FUPENG, Official of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) STORYLINE: China's booming new energy vehicle (NEV) sector recently drew scrutiny for purported "Chinese overcapacity" rhetoric from certain Western nations. To provide clarity on the industry's landscape to a global audience, three government officials and an industry expert joined the fifth episode of the China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk platform hosted by Xinhua News Agency. They elucidated why such assertions lack merit, o