My comment:
(a)
(i) Ip is a economics columnist. See Greg Ip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Ip
(1964- ; "currently the chief economics commentator for The Wall Street Journal. * * * [born in Canada but now American,] Ip received a bachelor's degree in economics and journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland
(ii) Gregory Ip, Chief Economics Commentator, The Wall Street Journal. Carlton University, undated https://carleton.ca/sjc/profile/gregory-ip/Greg
("Degrees: BA Journalism & Economics (’89)")
It is confirmed that he does not hold a PhD.
(b)
(i) I know nothing about automobile, and have never owned one.
(ii) Read only the first paragraph (about fact) AND view the (only) bar chart. The rest is analysis, attributing all of this to protectionism. I do not know whether it is true, because I am not, and have not been, inteested in automobiles.
About the bar chart: not only "Chinese companies in bold", but Chinese companies have bluer bar to indicate "battery electric vehicle."
In print, blue color among all automobile makers have the same intensity; Chinese companies have their name not only in bold, but also in yellowish rectangles.
(c) 2023年3月全国出口重点商品量值表（人民币值）. 中华人民共和国海关总署, Apr 13, 2023. www.customs.gov.cn/customs/30224 ... /4955246/index.html
---------------------------the first two paragraphs
China rocked the auto world twice this year. First, its electric vehicles stunned Western rivals at the Shanghai auto show with their quality, features and price. Then came reports that in the first quarter of 2023 it dethroned Japan as the world’s largest auto exporter.
How is China in contention to lead the world’s most lucrative and prestigious consumer goods market, one long dominated by American, European, Japanese and South Korean nameplates? The answer is a unique combination of industrial policy, protectionism and homegrown competitive dynamism. Western policy makers and business leaders are better prepared for the first two than the third.
