Tim explores how the world's been discussing the issue of China's electric vehicle dominance. How fair is the reporting, and what does the data tell us about how effective the EU's tariffs will be? The EU move seems less driven by ideology, while the US tariffs seem designed to send a specific signal, one that doesn't have much to do with preventing catastrophic climate change, or even protecting industry.


Timothy Pope has been a journalist for more than 15 years, and has spent the last decade in China's financial capital, Shanghai. In that time he's been a business reporter and anchor for International Channel Shanghai (ICS) and is now Financal Correspondent for SMG International and CGTN.


During that time he's covered the major stories which have shaped the Chinese economy and business landscape. He's interviewed local and global business leaders, regulators, officials and analysts to try and explain how these complex issues affect us all.


Tim has interests beyond the stock markets and the latest GDP data. He's an avid walker, hiker, sportsman and video gamer, and a keen reader of history and science fiction.