If a ChineseautocompanyweretosetupoperationsinMexicoorCanadaandprovethatthemajorityofmaterialsthattheyusetobuildtheircarsaresourcedlocally, theycouldexporttheircarsintothe U.S. marketvirtuallyduty-free.
That's a strategythatChinesecompanieshaveusedbefore.
中国企業が以前から使ってきた戦略だ。
Formorethan a decadenow, ChinaandtheUnitedStateshavebeenplaying a high-stakesgameofwhack-a-molewhenitcomestotradepolicytariffsandtryingtogetintothemarket.
Andiftheyweretosee a Chinese-madeEVthatcomesinat $15,000 or $20,000, they'reveryprice-motivated, andthesethingscouldpotentiallywipeout a lotofthe U.S. competition.
So I don't wanttoseethathappenwithautomobilesintheUnitedStates, becausetheChineseautocompaniesjustdon't havethatsamecostofcapitalas, say, FordorStellantisor