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In April 2020 Chinese business websites showed Hunter Biden’s name removed from the BHR board of directors, however the sites also show Skaneateles LLC, owned solely by Hunter Biden, as still being a “sponsor/shareholder” with 3 million yuan ($464,000) invested in the company, comprising a 10% stake in the China-based business venture. The business records for Skaneateles found on the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs website list Hunter Biden as the “executing officer” of the company, and the address for the LLC is a multimillion-dollar home in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles.<ref>https://archive.is/hVgaU</ref> That is where the ''Washington Examiner'' previously reported Hunter Biden and his wife, Melissa Cohen, had been renting a $12,000-a-month home.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/hunter-biden-renting-12-000-per-month-hollywood-home-while-defying-child-support-suit</ref>

In April 2020 Chinese business websites showed Hunter Biden’s name removed from the Bohai Harvest RST (BHR) board of directors, however the sites also show Skaneateles LLC, owned solely by Hunter Biden, as still being a “sponsor/shareholder” with 3 million yuan ($464,000) invested in the company, comprising a 10% stake in the China-based business venture. The business records for Skaneateles found on the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs website list Hunter Biden as the “executing officer” of the company, and the address for the LLC is a multimillion-dollar home in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles.<ref>https://archive.is/hVgaU</ref> That is where the ''Washington Examiner'' previously reported Hunter Biden and his wife, Melissa Cohen, had been renting a $12,000-a-month home.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/hunter-biden-renting-12-000-per-month-hollywood-home-while-defying-child-support-suit</ref>

On June 28, 2021 the deal between CATL and Tesla Motors was announced; the [[AP]] reported that just four days later, the US left Bagram airfield at night without telling the new Afghan National Army commander.<ref>https://apnews.com/article/bagram-afghanistan-airfield-us-troops-f3614828364f567593251aaaa167e623</ref>

One of the companies in BHR’s portfolio as of August 30, 2021, Joe Biden's target date for the withdrawal from Afghanistan, is Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL),<ref>https://tracxn.com/d/private-equity/bhr/AqYaQZwpCM9_bWngRtAEWb3D0qIHitqyE0ObxZ649Ig</ref> the “world’s largest maker of electric vehicle batteries.”<ref>https://archive.is/wzhmr</ref>  

 

[[BHR]] was formed when Bohai Capital (a Chinese-government-linked firm) merged with [[Rosemont Seneca Partners]] (company formed by Hunter Biden and Chris Heinz, [[John Kerry]]’s stepson). As of August 30, 2021, one of the companies in BHR’s portfolio is Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), founded in 2011.<ref>https://tracxn.com/d/private-equity/bhr/AqYaQZwpCM9_bWngRtAEWb3D0qIHitqyE0ObxZ649Ig</ref> CATL is the “world’s largest maker of electric vehicle batteries.”<ref>https://archive.is/wzhmr</ref> According to the Chinese state media ''Global Times'', CATL is even contracted to supply lithium-ion batteries to [[Tesla Motors]].<ref>https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202106/1227312.shtml#:~:text=China%20is%20the%20largest%20manufacturer,%2C%20BMW%2C%20Volkswagen%20and%20Geely.</ref> 

China dominates the world’s production of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and most portable consumer electronic devices such as cell phones and laptops.  China accounts for 80 percent of the world’s total output of raw materials for advanced batteries.<ref>https://www.voanews.com/silicon-valley-technology/how-china-dominates-global-battery-supply-chain</ref>  If Biden implements his “clean energy” plans, the United States will become dependent on China to produce the batteries that power America’s technologies.<ref>https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2020/09/bidens-green-dream-made-in-china/</ref>  The largest manufacturer of electric vehicle batteries with a 27.9 percent market share is China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited. (CATL).  Since Biden's green agenda came to the fore in November 2020, and the August 31, 2021 Fall of Kabul, CATL's stock price tripled.<ref>https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa189b059-c867-4a68-a7f8-d6e04dd23558_712x514.jpeg</ref>  On August 28, 2021 ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine reported,  

China dominates the world’s production of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and most portable consumer electronic devices such as cell phones and laptops.  China accounts for 80 percent of the world’s total output of raw materials for advanced batteries.<ref>https://www.voanews.com/silicon-valley-technology/how-china-dominates-global-battery-supply-chain</ref>  If Biden implements his “clean energy” plans, the United States will become dependent on China to produce the batteries that power America’s technologies.<ref>https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2020/09/bidens-green-dream-made-in-china/</ref>  The largest manufacturer of electric vehicle batteries with a 27.9 percent market share is China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited. (CATL).  Since Biden's green agenda came to the fore in November 2020, and the August 31, 2021 Fall of Kabul, CATL's stock price tripled.<ref>https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa189b059-c867-4a68-a7f8-d6e04dd23558_712x514.jpeg</ref>  On August 28, 2021 ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine reported,  

Better still for China, if it gets its way, is that Afghanistan is set to be the Saudi Arabia of Afghanistan. In other words, the central Asian country is reputedly home to heaps of lithium. As the largest car market in the world, and the global move to EVs, China will likely want to secure every last pound of lithium that it can."<ref>https://archive.is/wip/y95my</ref>}}

Better still for China, if it gets its way, is that Afghanistan is set to be the Saudi Arabia of Afghanistan. In other words, the central Asian country is reputedly home to heaps of lithium. As the largest car market in the world, and the global move to EVs, China will likely want to secure every last pound of lithium that it can."<ref>https://archive.is/wip/y95my</ref>}}

Before the dust even settled over Afghanistan, [[CNBC]] reported China was already in talks with the Taliban to exploit Afghanistan's rare earth metals.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/17/taliban-in-afghanistan-china-may-exploit-rare-earth-metals-analyst-says.html</ref>  The [[Biden family]] is set to personally benefit from China gaining access to Afghanistan’s rare earth elements.

Before the dust even settled over Afghanistan, [[CNBC]] reported China was already in talks with the Taliban to exploit Afghanistan's rare earth metals.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/17/taliban-in-afghanistan-china-may-exploit-rare-earth-metals-analyst-says.html</ref>  The [[Biden family]] is set to personally benefit from China gaining access to Afghanistan’s rare earth elements.