China
Jack Nicastro | 9.24.2024 2:44 PM
Slapping a 100 percent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles apparently isn't enough to protect American national security. The Department of Commerce is now banning Chinese auto parts too.
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo says that "it doesn't take much imagination to understand how a foreign adversary with access to [cameras, microphones, GPS tracking, and other technologies connected to the internet] could pose a serious risk to both our national security and the privacy of U.S. citizens," Politico reports.
The insufficiently imaginative would appreciate Raimondo enumerating her specific concerns about Chinese-made car parts so that they may evaluate her reasoning. Fortunately, Raimondo was kind enough to clarify her concerns: "Ax foreign adversary could shut down or take control of all their vehicles operating in the United States."
The U.S. is China's largest trading partner, making up 14.8 percent of China's $3.73........