Senator Tammy Baldwin, Senator Elissa Slotkin and Senator Chuck Schumer sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to bar Chinese automakers from building factories in the United States and to prevent Chinese-made cars assembled in Mexico or Canada from entering the U.S.
The lawmakers warned that inviting Chinese automakers would confer an "insurmountable economic advantage" and could create an irreversible national security crisis, language first reported by Reuters; the White House said it would not compromise national security while seeking investment. President Donald Trump previously said in January he was open to Chinese plants in the U.S.
The Biden administration implemented rules in January 2025 that effectively bar Chinese passenger-vehicle sales in the U.S., citing data-collection and national security risks, and auto trade groups urged continued exclusion ahead of a planned U.S.-China summit.
Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio also proposed legislation to prevent Chinese vehicles from entering the American market, while the senators said modest assembly jobs from a new Chinese plant would not offset lasting U.S. job losses and noted existing barriers such as a 100% tariff.
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