BEIJING: Beijing on Wednesday (Jan 15) said it "firmly opposes" a US move to effectively bar Chinese technology from smart cars in the American market, saying alleged risks to national security were "without
A Chery Luxeed R7 electric car is displayed at a showroom in Beijing on Oct 10, 2024. "Such actions disrupt economic and commercial cooperation between enterprises ... and represent typical protectionism and economic coercion," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said, adding:" China firmly opposes this."
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said that modern vehicles contain cameras, microphones, GPS tracking and other technologies connected to the internet."This is a targeted approach to ensure we keep PRC and Russian-manufactured technologies off American roads," she added, referring to the People's Republic of China.
"China urges the US to stop the erroneous practice of overgeneralising national security and to stop its unreasonable suppression of Chinese companies."The final US rule currently applies just to passenger vehicles under 4.5 tonnes, the Commerce Department said. National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard added that"China is trying to dominate the future of the auto industry".
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