Chinese electric vehicles could be 'weaponized' and should be banned from government use, report warns

Aerial view of MG new energy vehicles waiting to be loaded onto a ro-ro ship for export (Credit: Fang Dongxu/VCG via Getty Images)

Chinese electric vehicles present a backdoor risk for Beijing to gain leverage over rival governments, a new report warns.

The think tank China Strategic Risks Institute (CSRI) published an analysis called “Under-Pricing Chinese EV risks in the UK” that reached very similar conclusions as the Biden administration earlier this year: Cars from China pose a threat to national security.