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Yes, the state has a large part in the Chinese economy. Why is this an issue, when corporate control of production is also not good in the US?
American cars, by and large, are terrible. Fords and FCA products especially are unreliable junk. If you want good, reliable, quality vehicles, you go Japanese, not American. I went to school to be a mechanic and work in the automotive industry. I seriously doubt China could make a worse transmission than the last gen focuses, or a worse engine than the 1.5l Ecoboost.
American companies do the same stuff for advertising purposes.
The American gov just don't want China to beat them at their game lol
This is a weird argument considering half of our car companies wouldn't be around if the government didn't give them money.
Allowing a hostile foreign government to take over our transportation industry is really dumb. They could just as easily raise all the prices, brick cars, refuse to repair, or worse. Corporations suck, but China is an actual threat to the entire country.
Your broad, sweeping statement is just your opinion and applied as if it were fact. You even agreed with my first point about their cars lacking safety requirements. "Made in China" is a joke. What 'school' did you go to to become a mechanic?
Whataboutism is a losing argument. I'd rather get targeted ads than death threats or secret police from the Chinese government. Consider how much IP they steal every year, then give them blackmail content and knowledge to hack passwords. No one would be safe.
None of your points have sufficient evidence or weight to even consider them. China cannot be trusted and would destroy the US if it could.
Would you apply the same logic if China banned Buicks, which are popular there?
You mean like John Deere, an American company?
No, this is demonstrable fact. There's a reason Ford has gotten class action lawsuits (plural) about their horrendous vehicles.
I went to a local community college and technical school. Why is this relevant? Do you want a photo of my associate's?
This is just red scare 2.0 nonsense. It's okay when your guys do it, just not the scary scary Chinese.
Good.
And the US wants to do the same to China, or every other country that doesn't bend over for it. The US is not the good guy.