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World Service,29 Feb 2024,26 mins

US to investigate if Chinese electric cars pose national security risk

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President Joe Biden says he worries these vehicles might gather data on US citizens and infrastructure and send it to China. How will this affect the already strained US-China relations? We find out. India’s GDP grew by more than 8% in the final three months of 2023, beating all forecasts by economists. We look into the impact this can have in this year's elections. The number of people out of work in Germany increased more than expected in February. We hear how a slowdown in Europe's largest economy is taking a toll on the labour market. (Picture: Michael Shu, Managing Director of BYD Europe, stands next to the BYD U8 car. Picture credit: REUTERS.)

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