Michigan politicians push to bar Chinese‑badged cars from US visits

Michigan politicians push to bar Chinese‑badged cars from US visits — Cars - Ars Technica
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Like the existing Commerce regulations, the bill would create a mechanism by which OEMs can apply for authorization “to allow otherwise prohibited vehicles to enter the US.” Customs and Border Protection would have 90 days to implement the rules, “including [generating] a list of prohibited vehicles.” “We’re gonna be aggressive here because Michigan jobs are on the line, but also so is national security.

So close our border to Chinese vehicles and Chinese technology in the vehicles, even for day trips. That’s how aggressive we believe we need to be right now,” Stevens said while speaking at a policy conference. Sen. Slotkin added, “They can certainly come across the border, drive up to Selfridge Air Force base, take some video with the car.

The car is a traveling surveillance package. And all of that data that the car is collecting is being sent straight back to Beijing.” Sen. Slotkin had previously partnered with Sen.

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