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Former Diplomat Detained By China Warns Against Influx Of Chinese EVs In Canada, Echoing Trump's Concerns
Kovrig said the plan could give Chinese firms 49,000 low-tariff vehicles and deepen Canada’s dependence on Beijing, officials said.
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Canadian who was detained by China warns against Carney’s auto deal
A Canadian who was detained in China for nearly three years warned that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s automotive trade deal risks creating a strategic dependency that the Asian superpower can exploit for political coercion.
Former Diplomat Detained By China Warns Against Influx Of Chinese EVs In Canada, Echoing Trump's Concerns
An ex-diplomat from Canada, who China detained earlier, expressed concerns about the influx of Chinese-made EVs in the Canadian market on Tuesday, outlining that Ottawa’s deal could put Canada on the back foot. Drive Out Local Competition Michael Korvig, who was imprisoned by Beijing for three years following his 2018 arrest, said the deal could see Chinese companies “drive out local competition and make Canada dependent on importing Chinese EVs…
Canada’s Deal on Chinese EVs an ‘Irritant’ for US Ahead of Key Trade Negotiations: Auto Industry
Canada’s decision to allow Chinese electric vehicles into the country could negatively affect crucial upcoming trade negotiations with the United States, automobile industry representatives told MPs. The leaders of two industry groups representing Canadian operations of American and global carmakers testified in the House of Commons science and research committee on April 20. The committee is studying the implications of Ottawa’s deal allowing u…
A former Canadian diplomat warns Canada about Chinese electric vehicles. They are real "wheel spying machines," says Charles Burton, who was posted in Beijing in the 1990s. Ottawa agreed to open its market to 49,000 of these vehicles.
Michael Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat who was detained by the Chinese Communist Party for over 1,000 days, warned on Tuesday (April 22) that the electric vehicle agreement signed between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Chinese Communist Party would put Canada in a strategic dependency and allow the Beijing regime to exert political coercion.
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