Editor’s note for June 13, 2023

A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.

Dear reader:

One of the stories of the decade is China’s transformation from manufacturer of poor quality internal combustion engine cars to the global leader of electric vehicles and their batteries, and we report on the latest battery development today. Scroll down for a summary or click through for the whole thing.

Our Word of the Day is today’s top headline on Xinhua News Agency’s website:

Historic meeting between the heads of state of China and Honduras

中洪元首历史性会晤

zhōng hóng yuánshǒu lìshǐ xìng huìwù

In the headline, the character 洪 hóng stands for Honduras (洪都拉斯 hóngdūlāsī).