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Biden Calls Chinese Electric Vehicles a Security Threat (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Biden Calls Chinese Electric Vehicles a Security Threat::The president ordered an investigation into auto technology that could track U.S. drivers, part of a broader effort to stop E.V. and other smart-car imports from China.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Not when it comes to things that will kill people.

"Super cheap crap" in this case could lead to the steering binding up and making a car drive into a crowd of people.

The car market is far from free and is probably one of the most regulated markets in the US. Introducing "free market" now to it would be quite catastrophic.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They still wouldn't be able to sell anything that doesn't meet the standards in place, so I really don't get your comment.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The government can't inspect 100% of every vehicle. Chinesium crap is notorious for swapping out parts. If the company is based in the US or has significant ownership/operations in the USA then you can take actions against the company...

A Chinese company has no care in the world about US operations. They'll just change name and peddle it under a new name. (see dropshipping problems we have now on all the major e-tail platforms).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Curious, are planes manufactured by Boeing being considered in your comparison of Chinese made vs US made products?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Well that's a good question... I would normally say no... But a little googling brings up results like

https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/boeing-expands-chinese-parts-factory-for-second-time
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/boeing-company-opens-new-chinese-factory-amid-us-chinese-trade-war

and

https://simpleflying.com/boeing-777x-parts-manufacture-site/

According to the Global Times, over 10,000 Boeing aircraft have parts made in China.

And then you look at the problems Boeing have recently faced... And you have to wonder... newer manufacturing facilities in China... and now we're seeing an uptick in problems at Boeing. Definitely a hell of a coincidence, but ultimately hard to tie them together as a causal relationship.