Are Chinese Electric Vehicles a U.S. National Security Risk?
At the end of 2023, Chinese Electric Vehicle maker BYD, or Build Your Dreams, surpassed U.S. giant Tesla as the world's top seller of EVs. BYD’s smaller cars sell for less than US$11,000 each — up to one-third the cost of Tesla’s cheapest electric vehicle. It comes as U.S. President Joe Biden has initiated an investigation into the potential for Chinese smart cars to gather and transmit sensitive data to Beijing, threatening U.S. national security. We ask how much this is about protecting national security and how much is about protecting American jobs, and we explore the question of EVs becoming a new flashpoint in the U.S.-China tech war. Our guests: Tze-Chen Tum - Chung-Hwa University Adjunct Chair Professor, Foxconn Group Senior Adviser Marcin Jerzewski - European Values Center for Security Policy Taiwan Office Head
