Group 1 - The recent news of the suspension of lithium mining by CATL has led to a significant increase in lithium carbonate futures prices, which in turn has caused a surge in the stock prices of domestic lithium mining companies, with Ganfeng Lithium's H-shares rising over 22% at one point this week [1] - Eight major dry-process lithium battery separator companies, including Xingyuan Material and Zhongxing New Material, have reached several agreements to combat industry overcapacity, including price discipline, scientific capacity release, and halting expansion [1] - According to Citic Securities' chief analyst Wu Weichen, the battery sector's performance is expected to exceed expectations due to improved supply and demand dynamics, with additional profit elasticity from lower raw material costs and increased operating rates anticipated by Q2 2025 [1] Group 2 - Wu Weichen expresses a strong outlook on the allocation value of China's core battery assets, highlighting that these assets have significant advantages over Japanese and Korean companies, and the valuation of Chinese battery assets is expected to rise further as more battery companies list H-shares [3]