According to Reuters, recently, U.S. President Biden claimed that Chinese cars may flood the U.S. market and "pose risks to our national security." He also announced that the U.S. government would take "unprecedented action" in response to prevent Chinese connected cars and trucks, including electric vehicles, from entering the U.S. market.

Biden said that the "connected operating systems" of these Chinese-made cars will collect "sensitive data" about American citizens and infrastructure and transmit this information back to China, posing a threat to U.S. national security.

U.S. government announcements

According to the New York Times, the U.S. Department of Commerce will take immediate action to launch a security threat investigation and may formulate new regulations or restrictions on cars produced in China. Some U.S. government officials have made it clear that this is only the first step, and that the United States will continue to launch various countermeasures against Chinese electric vehicles.

It is reported that Biden announced that he would launch an investigation into Chinese automobiles after having conversations with Detroit automakers, auto workers unions, and electric vehicle giant Tesla.

In addition to the U.S. government, U.S. auto industry executives are increasingly worried about the competitive threats posed by some Chinese car companies, because their low-price electric vehicles are increasingly popular in Southeast Asia and Europe.

The US "Washington Post" stated that the CEOs of some auto companies have recently been putting pressure on them to set up stricter trade barriers to restrict the expansion of Chinese auto companies, especially the expansion into the US market.

Ford Motor Co. President and CEO Jim Farley told The Associated Press that Ford and other U.S. companies will have difficulty competing with Chinese automakers in electric vehicles.

In response to the U.S. move, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press conference that Chinese cars are widely popular around the world not because of so-called "unfair practices" but because of technological innovation and excellence formed in fierce market competition. quality.

She emphasized that China has always opened its door to global auto companies, and U.S. auto companies have been fully enjoying the dividends of China's large market. On the contrary, the United States is engaging in trade protectionism, setting up barriers such as discriminatory subsidy policies, which seriously hinder the entry of Chinese cars into the US market.

"We urge the United States to respect the laws of the market economy and the principles of fair competition, stop discriminating and suppressing Chinese companies, and effectively maintain an open, fair, and non-discriminatory business environment," Mao Ning said.

According to statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, in 2023, China's automobile exports will surpass Japan for the first time and rank first in the world. The surge in imports from markets such as Russia and Mexico has also promoted the growth of China's automobile exports.