Question

Senator Elissa Slotkin introduced her first U.S. Senate bill, aiming to ban Chinese vehicles from the U.S. market.

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Today I introduced my first bill in the U.S. Senate, and its to ban Chinese vehicles in the U.S. market.

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Answer 1

While Senator Elissa Slotkin did introduce a new bill concerning Chinese vehicles from the U.S. market, her goal wasn't to ban all Chinese vehicles or Chinese production. Her concern came from the increased technology available in modern cars. There are many microphones and cameras constantly collecting data, and she is worried about who has access to this data. The bill allows the Department of Commerce to investigate any car or manufactured part from China if they suspect there is a security risk. The headline does make it sound like all cars made in China would be banned but this is not true.

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/elissa-slotkin-bill-barring-chinese-vehicles/

https://www.slotkin.senate.gov/press-releases/for-first-bill-introduction-in-u-s-senate-slotkin-works-to-prevent-chinese-vehicles-from-entering-u-s/

Comments

I like how you pointed out that, yes, she introduced the bill but not for the same reasons the poster is saying, then you went on to clearly explain the real reason as to why she did this.

Answer 2

This statement is partially accurate. Elissa Slotkin has introduced legislation focusing on Chinese-connected vehicles due to national security concerns. The act would establish a formal process for review of Chinese or other countries of interest firms' connected vehicles for purposes of national security. The bill would allow the U.S. Department of Commerce the authority to prohibit or limit the importation or sale of motor vehicles in case they pose a national security risk. But, the bill does not call for an outright ban on all Chinese vehicles. The purpose of the bill is to provide a tool for potentially restricting vehicles based on national security assessments. Therefore, while Slotkin has taken legislative action addressing Chinese-related vehicles, labeling it a ban on all Chinese vehicles to the U.S. market would be an overstatement.​

https://www.slotkin.senate.gov/press-releases/for-first-bill-introduction-in-u-s-senate-slotkin-works-to-prevent-chinese-vehicles-from-entering-u-s/

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Thank you for clarifying the legislation change and the purpose. Restricting vehicles for national security assessments seemed strange to me at first, but after checking the article I understand. I What could this mean for other out of country manufacturers?

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I like the way not only you proved it to be true, but you further delved into the important main components of it all providing legitimate information to help the reader understand the reasoning behind it all. Could it also be used as a means to stoke the American car market?

Answer 3

This claim appears to be true, Senator Elissa Slotkin introduced her first Senate bill called the "Connected Vehicle National Security Review Act" which primarily aims to prevent Chinese made vehicles/components from entering the U.S since they bring security concerns to the nation. She emphasized that there was a risk that they could get full motion videos of sensitive sites, 3D mapping, and geolocation data of individual drivers, which could possibly be sent back to Beijing. On top of that, she has economic concerns that these Chinese vehicles would take over the U.S market since they are a lot cheaper than American cars due to them being heavily subsidized by the Chinese government. This would threaten U.S automakers putting American jobs at risk, especially in states (ex: Michigan) that heavily rely on automotive production.

Source: https://www.slotkin.senate.gov