Azhar Sukri

Brian, take us through some of the ways that Beijing has been becoming more self-reliant. It's already become competitive with the West in several key high-tech areas, hasn't it?

Brian, take us through some of the ways that Beijing has been becoming more self-reliant. It's already become competitive with the West in several key high-tech areas, hasn't it?

Nein, absolut nicht. Nicht so lange her waren es viel mehr westliche Namen als es jetzt gibt. Also Brian, wie reagieren westliche Regierungen und insbesondere die USA?

Nein, absolut nicht. Nicht so lange her waren es viel mehr westliche Namen als es jetzt gibt. Also Brian, wie reagieren westliche Regierungen und insbesondere die USA?

But can China ever become fully self-sufficient? And if not, why not?

But can China ever become fully self-sufficient? And if not, why not?

So let me just pick you up on that last point. What are some of the downsides for China in this self-sufficiency drive?

So let me just pick you up on that last point. What are some of the downsides for China in this self-sufficiency drive?

Journal-Senior-Korrespondent Brian Spiegel, thank you so much.

Journal-Senior-Korrespondent Brian Spiegel, thank you so much.

And that's it for What's News for this Friday morning. Today's show was produced by Kate Bullivant and Daniel Bark. Our supervising producer is Sandra Kilhoff. I'm Azhar Sukri for The Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas. We'll be back tonight with a new show. Until then, have a great weekend and thanks for listening.

And that's it for What's News for this Friday morning. Today's show was produced by Kate Bullivant and Daniel Bark. Our supervising producer is Sandra Kilhoff. I'm Azhar Sukri for The Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas. We'll be back tonight with a new show. Until then, have a great weekend and thanks for listening.

It's more important to get this right, to get it correct, than to get it fast. We are sitting at the table to do that.

It's more important to get this right, to get it correct, than to get it fast. We are sitting at the table to do that.

It's more important to get this right, to get it correct, than to get it fast. We are sitting at the table to do that.

It's more important to get this right, to get it correct, than to get it fast. We are sitting at the table to do that.

A small wobble in the bond market was seen as more important than a big fall in the stock market.

A small wobble in the bond market was seen as more important than a big fall in the stock market.

And Ford lets rival Nissan share its flagship battery plant as it pairs back its EV ambitions. It's Wednesday, May the 21st. I'm Azhar Sukri for The Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas. Here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

And Ford lets rival Nissan share its flagship battery plant as it pairs back its EV ambitions. It's Wednesday, May the 21st. I'm Azhar Sukri for The Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas. Here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.