President Donald Trump‘s Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, has shared that the administration does not intend to change the President Joe Biden-era rules limiting Chinese software and hardware in the domestic auto industry.
Concerns About Sensitive Data
According to a Reuters report on Thursday, Greer shared that the rules, which were set by the Biden administration citing concerns about the tech collecting sensitive data, would remain unchanged. The limit on hardware would take effect in 2029, according to the rules, while software limitations kicked in this March.
“It would probably be difficult for certain countries to establish new production here, given those sets of rules,” Greer told the publication, but added that during the upcoming meeting with President Xi Jinping‘s office, discussing the auto industry was not the main agenda.
When asked whether Canadian drivers would be able to drive their Chinese-made EVs across the border into the U.S., Greer said it was not clear how that situation “will …
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