Call to block Chinese EVs made in Mexico threatens US industry development, market fairness

Chinese observers on Sunday said that calls by a US manufacturing advocacy group – Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) – for the US to block imports of Chinese vehicles and parts from Mexico are intended to have a chilling effect, which will prevent US consumers from benefiting from affordable and high-quality products and are contrary to its principles of the market economy.

The call came as Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD plans to establish a factory in Mexico targeting the US market, Reuters reported.

If the US does impose such a ban, it would raise concerns of targeting Chinese businesses, which is contrary to the principle of the market economy and the non-intervention principle that the US champions, Gao Lingyun, an expert at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences who closely follows China-US trade issues, told the Global Times on Sunday