> BYD went from a company everybody in the auto industry laughed at to a partner in Daimler and Toyota joint ventures and a company Warren Buffet's org has inve

> BYD went from a company everybody in the auto industry laughed at to a partner in Daimler and Toyota joint ventures and a company Warren Buffet's org has invested in more money than they have in GM. How much of that is due to China's protectionism, huge untapped market and forced local partnerships vs what the company's tech is actually worth?