China urges US to stop ‘unreasonable suppression’ amid proposed ban of Chinese software, hardware

China urges US to stop ‘unreasonable suppression’ amid proposed ban of Chinese software, hardware

Following the proposed move by the United States to ban Chinese software and hardware from cars on US roads, China has urged the United States to stop its ‘unreasonable suppression’ of its companies, reported Reuters.

“The [move by the United States] has no factual basis, violates the principles of market economy and fair competition, and is a typical protectionist approach,” a spokesperson for the Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement.

This action “seriously affects the normal cooperation between China and the United States in the field of connected vehicles, disrupts the global automotive industry supply chain, and harms the interests of United States consumers. The US should immediately revoke its restrictive moves,” the statement continued.

China urges US to stop ‘unreasonable suppression’ amid proposed ban of Chinese software, hardware

Earlier this week, the United States commerce department issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would “prohibit the sale or import of connected vehicles that incorporate certain technology and the import of particular components themselves from countries of concern, specifically the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia” if finalised, it said in a statement.

The latest restriction on Chinese software and hardware would effectively ban Chinese-made vehicles from the US market, due to concerns surrounding data collection by Chinese companies from US drivers and infrastructure, and the potential foreign manipulation of vehicles.

This is the latest escalation in restrictions by the United States against China after US president Joe Biden announced new tariffs on China goods, including duty for EVs which has jumped from 25% to 100%.

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Comments

  • newme on Sep 27, 2024 at 10:57 am

    US companies collect data to sell you more products. They collect data to push political propaganda.
    Pretty sure after this they will claim they are keeping Malaysia safe with their ships at Sarawak waters.

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    • Suren on Sep 27, 2024 at 5:24 pm

      Never seen US warships is Sarawak water, only communist thieve CCG vessel trespassing Sarawak waters.

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    • Dah Menang Semua on Sep 28, 2024 at 7:49 am

      A few years back
      China banned any Tesla
      To any govt admin areas
      Pls laa PRC stop cry-wolf

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  • paanjang16 on Sep 27, 2024 at 11:14 am

    US: China cars bad. China will spy on you
    Also US: Our cars are all connected to the cloud and will transmit all sorts of data for big business. Please accept and be happy.

    Like the case of the GR Corolla fire where Toyota deny warranty as they say the driver exceeded 85MPH.

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    • newme on Sep 27, 2024 at 4:12 pm

      US spy to get you to buy more.
      China spy to grab more territory and spread propaganda.

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  • How about Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, X, Youtube and etc application in China?

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    • see the difference? on Sep 28, 2024 at 6:09 pm

      western apps are banned in China by ccp. which is totally different from usa sanctions where usa insist the whole world stop trading iran/russia/Venezuela and whoever else that they don’t like

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    • Ya, make it illegal even thru vpns…

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  • Batman on Sep 27, 2024 at 2:49 pm

    Wakaka. USA & China needs to calm down. The world is watching.

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  • Ben Yap on Sep 27, 2024 at 5:14 pm

    China claimed US as unreasonable suppression…. what a joke! How about China claiming the entire south china sea as their territory and forbids SEA countries to fish and oil mining. that’s also unreasonable suppression!

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  • apa lagi uncle sam mau? on Sep 30, 2024 at 10:16 am

    the usual US style. if they cant compete with china, etc, they spread fear and propaganda, then ban. But thanks to this, we have Huawei’s Harmony OS which will soon allow us to be free of US monopoly on software.

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