China's Use of AI in Cyberattacks and EV Battery Dominance; US and South Korea Finalize Security Agreement - November 2025

AI firm Anthropic claims that Chinese state-sponsored hackers used its technology to automate cyberattacks, calling it the "first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign" which targeted approximately 30 global organizations. In a separate development concerning China's technological growth, the nation has become the global leader in electric vehicle (EV) battery production, now producing over three-quarters of the world's lithium-ion cells due to strategic government initiatives. Meanwhile, South Korea and the United States have finalized a new tariff and security agreement. The agreement followed summit talks on October 29 between President Lee Jae-myung and President Donald Trump.