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> There is no security risk from Chinese EVs that requires a full ban.

Just because you're not paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to [map] you.

Of course there is a risk to allowing networked automobile sensor packages on your streets if they're feeding a potential adversary live info on everything going on on and around your roads. Denying this isn't virtuous or smart or benevolent, it is at the best naïve.

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I'm not naive. They could require cars be functional with zero network connectivity.

They don't need to ban a nation's cars, they need to set safety standards.

But they want cars to be trackable by their own systems, so they don't want the public getting reacquainted with privacy protection.

Specific bans/standards from imported vehicles hasn't worked very well in the past.

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