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The US will investigate cars built in China over security concerns


The Biden administration has announced an investigation into cars built in China and other "countries of concern" over potential security risks.

Through its advance notice of proposed rulemaking [ PDF], the agency is looking for feedback from the public to help determine "the technologies and market participants that may be most appropriate for regulation." As The Washington Post points out, cars built in China aren't especially common on US roads as yet, but they're becoming an increasingly familiar sight in other markets, such as Europe. A few years ago, it banned the import and sale of telecom networking equipment made by Huawei and ZTE (after stopping government employees from using the companies' phones).

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