'China's Electric Vehicles Pose Information Transmission Risk to Own Country,' US Claims... Chinese Government Denies as "False Information"

The Chinese government strongly rejected on the 4th the claims made by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo that China collects information through domestically produced electric vehicles, calling them "falsehoods."

Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responded to a question about the Ministry's stance on Secretary Raimondo's remarks during a regular briefing, stating, "Those remarks are not only false but also a typical expression of politicizing economic and trade issues broadly and turning them into security issues."

Mao Ning, Spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Spokesperson Mao retorted, "According to that logic, should China wish for the millions of iPhones owned by Chinese users to become useless out of concern that they send information back to the United States?"

Earlier, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Raimondo raised a 'security threat' argument targeting Chinese-made electric vehicles during a recent forum, saying, "Electric vehicles or autonomous vehicles collect an enormous amount of information related to the driver, the vehicle's location, and the surrounding environment," and asked, "Do we want this information to be sent to China?"

Meanwhile, regarding U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns' recent interview with an American media outlet where he stated, "China's ultimate goal is to become the global leading country beyond the United States," the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed the comment as "inaccurate and unconstructive."

Spokesperson Mao emphasized, "China will not lead the world, nor does it think the world should be led by anyone," adding, "China has no intention to surpass (outperform) the United States."

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