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Why They Don’t Want You Driving a Chinese Car (www.currentaffairs.org)
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cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/49178

Why They Don’t Want You Driving a Chinese Car

I took my first ride in a Chinese car recently. Not in the U.S., of course, since sky-high tariffs have made them almost impossible to import. I was visiting family in the U.K., and we rented a BYD Sealion SUV. And let me tell you: I saw immediately why American car companies are desperate to have these things kept out of this country. It was elegantly designed, incredibly comfortable, and a smooth ride.

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[–] 2 points 3 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_police_overseas_service_stations

"Chinese police overseas service stations garnered public attention after human rights group Safeguard Defenders published a report accusing the Chinese government of illegally using the stations to intimidate Chinese dissidents and criminal suspects abroad and to pressure them to return to China."

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