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Matthew Zeitlin
@MattZeitlin
We need to allow BYD to sell and manufacturing cars in America but condition it on BYD setting up a joint venture with an American automaker and technology transfer
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Jonathan Cheng
@JChengWSJ
FT, citing sources: Beijing is delaying approval for carmaker BYD to build a plant in Mexico amid concerns that the smart car technology developed by China’s biggest electric-vehicle maker could leak across the border to the US. ft.com/content/36ae6f
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Charles Yang
@charlesxjyang
Many have been saying!
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Charles Yang
@charlesxjyang
In a campaign speech in Ohio in April 2024, Trump said: "If they [chinese auto makers] build it here...they can sell it here" new op-ed from me in @ForeignPolicy on why that's actually the right strategy to save US Auto mfg through joint ventures foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/04/aut
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Damien Ma
@damienics
They already make and sell e-buses, including school buses, in California. It shouldn't be that difficult to get cars going, but Elon might lobby against it
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John Goetz
@GoetzItSold
Yes the American companies would be far more successful if they could ignore IP laws, environmental regulations and human rights
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kang
@jaycaspiankang
I feel like they are better off waiting a few years lol. We don’t have any leverage here. They can chill and take over the rest of the world ev market until we don’t really have a choice
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Dawn2042
@dawn2042
I think there's a misunderstanding here, foreign carmakers didn't transfer their technology to their JV partners in China Those that lead in BEV tech didn't partner w any foreign carmakers
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Habadashery
@ThreeHatsInARow
It is a little weird controls on capital inflows are absolutely nowhere to be seen in the policy environment. They'd balance the trade deficit pretty quick!
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Wufbro
@wufbro
The current administration will never do that. They want complete control and isolationism.
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Bruckt
@brucktad
Yes, that is a smart way to address the issue. This approach has been successfully implemented in China over the past few decades. Given the high wages in the U.S., it might be necessary to import batteries from China initially to offset costs.
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Neil🇨🇦🇺🇸🇲🇽Sheehan
@nyhilundism
It's not the technology that gives them the advantage
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K.A.
@cloutiness
Replying to @wandering30u1 and @yesokyeahsure
You can't have a labor force that lives a globally acceptable standard of life and they pay them 11k USD per year. At the end of day Chinese government forcefully incentivize innovation and production. Not judging them. But that ain't a western dream life x.com/i/grok/share/V
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Andrew
@andrew_anon_
Why would BYD joint venture with parasitic American auto companies that just want to steal their charging tech?
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Ananth
@nischoomaaf
You think the Chinese are as stupid as the Americans were?☺️ No disrespect but stating the obvious! Forget TT they would want guarantees that it would be treated as a diplomatic enclave!
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Dawk
@cesna8020
Unfortunately the joint ventures with american companies that are dinosaurs ends up in unions,poor management or overall decrease in quality of the product and productivity .
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Daniel 🧜‍♂️🇪🇺🇵🇱🇺🇦
@Lusterpl
They are not stupid. They will not transfer tech to possible competitor. You know, only idiot would do it...
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Ron Smith
@Ubertag90210
Obviously they stole every bit of Tesla's technology they could from the Tesla Shanghai factory. I don't think the CCP would be fooled by Trump asking for the same "joint venture" bullshit.
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