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Chinese EVs take the world by storm — except in the U.S.

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By: Tom Llamas · Jennifer Jett · Jay Ganglani
13 May 2026 at 01:08
China loves electric cars: making them, driving them and selling them to the rest of the world.

© Anna Ratkoglo

A BYD Sealion 05 is displayed during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition at the New China International Exhibition Center (NCIEC) in Beijing, China.

© Ignacio Torres

NBC News' Tom Llamas at a BYD dealership in Beijing this week.

© Qilai Shen

A display of the BYD Denza e3 at the Beijing auto show on April 25. China's premier automotive event showcased the new technologies emerging out of cutthroat competition.

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BYD's Shenzhen car carrier docked in the port of Suzhou, China, on April 17.

The Great Wall is being restored one brick at a time

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By: Tom Llamas · Erin Tan
13 May 2026 at 01:04
BEIJING — Old Cheng was waiting patiently at the bottom of a steep mountain ridge as the minivans carrying our news team snaked their way through the Yan mountains to meet him.

© Aaron Sasson; Fred Dufour

Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

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Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

© Fred Dufour

Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

© Fred Dufour

Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

© Ignacio Torres

Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.
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