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The Beltway Redline: Inside Washington’s Escalating Preemptive Strike on BYD

Congressional hardliners move to banish China’s electric giant from American shores ahead of high-stakes diplomatic talks.

The world’s undisputed new energy vehicle titan is discovering that raw industrial scale cannot engineer a detour around Capitol Hill.

Tensions escalated sharply following reports that BYD founder Wang Chuanfu could accompany Chinese President Xi Jinping on a high-stakes state visit to Washington.

John Moolenaar, the Michigan Republican who chairs the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, made Washington's posture unequivocal when speaking to Reuters.

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Congressional hardliners move to banish China’s electric giant from American shores ahead of high-stakes diplomatic talks.

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