I've said this before and I will say it again. I don't see any problem in allowing Chinese cars in the US if China manufactures them here under a 49:51 joint venture with an American company.

Also, I'm not sure how long CCP will keep on bankrolling their car companies. They are now competing with each other pushing the profits lower. Over the last year BYD stock is down 40%. Take a look at their auto manufacturers index. It peaked in November 2021 losing about 47% since then (https://www.solactive.com/index/DE000SLA0CA9/)

I want the world to be a "I trust you" place. But the world, unfortunately, has changed with everything being connected online.

If the USA government showed up at Apple and Google with guns and said "Shut down all the iOS and Android devices in France, Germany, and Japan or else", Apple and Google, AFAICT, can do that today. They could brick every iOS device and nearly every Android device. I'm actually a little surprised that more countries haven't noticed.

Similary, cars are going in the same direction. A few companies can brick every connected car they make, by region, if they want / are forced to.

I don't have a solution. I'd buy a BYD if I could as my next car and just cross my fingers it never came to that.

The administration disagrees with you, having just banned the made in South Carolina PoleStar vehicles