Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to break down President Donald Trump’s Beijing trip, Iran tensions,. rising concerns over China’s economy and surveillance-linked EVs.
President Donald Trump’supcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is drawing renewed attention to concerns. Chinese electric vehicles entering North America through Canada could pose national security risks inside the United States.
Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang joined FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo on "Mornings with Maria" to discuss tensions surrounding China’s trade practices, energy policy. Beijing’s growing EV footprint ahead of the high-stakes Beijing meeting.
China's BYD Shenzhen car carrier docked to load electric vehicles for export.(CN-STR / AFP / Getty Images)
The discussion comes as lawmakers push legislation aimed atblocking Chinese electric vehiclesfrom entering the U.S. market, citing concerns over surveillance technology and connected-vehicle systems capable of collecting sensitive data.
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Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, warned that the vehicles function as "little Trojan horses" because of the amount of information they can collect. transmit.
"These cars have lots of cameras. They send back data to the Communist Party. can be remotelycontrolled by the Communist Party," Moreno said during a recent appearance on "Sunday Morning Futures."
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Chang expanded on those concerns. warning thatCanada’s decision to lower tariffson some Chinese EV imports could create another pathway for the vehicles to reach the United States.
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"We should not allow Canadians to drive their Chinese EV across our border into our country. China will be able to surveil the United States with the Canadian cars," Chang said.
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Chang also described Chinese EVs as "rolling spy machines," arguing that the issue underscores broadertensions between Washington. Beijingahead of Trump’s expected meeting with Xi later this week.
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