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Auto Companies Call For Ban On Chinese-Made Cars (tech.slashdot.org)
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A group representing American automakers sent a letter (PDF) Thursday to congressional leaders asking for a "permanent ban" on Chinese-made cars in the U.S. John Bozzella, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation's CEO and president, described in the letter China's manufacturing industry as "rooted in a well-documented pattern of unfair trade, subsidies, intellectual property theft and surveillance." Bozzella addressed his request to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) -- urging them to back a "permanent ban on the sale, import and manufacture of Chinese connected vehicles," before the 119th Congress concludes in January.

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[โ€“] el_abuelo@programming.dev -1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

You think that nationally subsidised and otherwise loss-making companies is the free market?

I appreciate capitalism isnt popular on lemmy but let's at least base the discourse in reality over propaganda.

The free market is about having little to no government control. Therefore any market that includes the Chinese market can not be described as a free market.

I would argue that banning Chinese companies would demonstrate more, not less, commitment to a free market.

[โ€“] thejoker954@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Pretty much most if not all major US corps are being nationally subsidised.

From "bail outs" to tax breaks to grants where the company doesn't do what they are supposed to for said grant, but also don't have to pay it back.

It's just like how lobbying is just "legal" bribery.

It's all just bullshit.