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About twenty Democratic congressmen from the United States were called on Tuesday Claudia Sheinbaum to solve problems national security create Internet-connected cars made in Mexico chinese automobile.
All modern cars and trucks have built-in networking equipment that provides access to Internet and allows them to communicate with devices both inside and outside the vehicle.
Lawmakers led by Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Sen. Sherrod Brown asked Sheinbaum in a letter to create national review and send a delegation to the United States in early 2025 for negotiations.
The United States fears that China, a strategic and economic rival as well as trading partner, could use data collected by connected vehicles for surveillance or, in extreme circumstances, control them remotely via the Internet and navigation systems.
“We believe that this data set is under the control of Communist Party of Chinaposes a threat to national security,” said the letter, also signed by Senators Gary Peters, Debbie Stabenow and Tammy Baldwin.
Last week, US President Joe Biden proposed banning Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on US roads, effectively preventing Chinese cars and trucks from entering the US market, as well as banning new cars made in Mexico by Chinese car companies.
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China rejects criticism from the United States and says the US measures “have no basis in fact, violates the principles of a market economy and fair competition, and this is a typical protectionist approach.”
The Biden administration is taking steps to prevent the sale of Chinese cars in the United States, and advocacy groups have warned of what they see as unfair competition from heavily government-subsidized Chinese electric vehicles.
This month, Biden increased tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles by 100%, although only four Chinese passenger cars are currently sold in the United States. In 2022, Congress passed a law that would prohibit tax credits for electric vehicles made in China.
Lawmakers noted that Chinese automakers have made inroads into the Mexican market, saying it has raised “serious concerns” that they are now trying to use Mexico as a base to enter the U.S. market.
The letter noted that the Chinese manufacturer BYD electric cars plans to build a plant in Mexico, which he believes “increases the likelihood that Chinese companies will try to circumvent these (US) tariffs with production in Mexico.”
Reuters
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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