Round 4: Tossup 7

In February 2025, this company’s CEO and a telecom CEO were conspicuously placed directly across from a national leader during a pro-business rally in the Great Hall of the People. This company’s CEO met directly with Lula after slave-like conditions were reported at its factory construction site in Bahia. This company’s subsidiary, FinDreams, competes directly with CATL. This is the largest national (15[1])producer of a product category that the Biden administration (-5[1])blocked from the US market with (*) 100 percent tariffs. Wáng Chuánfú quickly grew this company in Shenzhen by cheaply manufacturing lithium-ion batteries for cell phones, before it entered its main sector with models like the Qin and Seagull. For 10 points, what (-5[1])Chinese auto company is the world’s largest manufacturer of electric cars? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: BYD Company Limited [or BYD Autos; accept Build Your Dreams; accept Bǐyàdí]
<EC, Modern World> | NAFTA-Packet-5
= Average correct buzzpoint

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