Correct. CATL knows Trump wants them out so nothing short of a killer bid can save them IMO.
Yet it might be even too late for that given the way the geopolitical dynamic has dramatically shifted with the arrival of Trump lol.
Xi is smarting after losing the Panama ports to Blackrock and the Taiwanese chipmaker to Arizona.
Now the prospect of losing a resource like Manono/RD in quick succession is a personal setback and comes on top of emerging reports he has lost command of the PLA.
As you say, your move Panda boy.