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Brian Potter

Trump Opens Door To Chinese Car Plants In The US Before Xi Visit

  • Trump said he would accept Chinese automakers opening US plants if they hire American workers.
  • He still opposes finished Chinese-built vehicles imported from China or assembled in Mexico.
  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's September 8 letter called Ford's ties to Chinese firms a matter of "profound concern".

Chinese automakers building cars on American soil, with American workers, is now something Donald Trump says he would accept. He made the point on Fox News days before Xi Jinping's Washington visit puts US-China auto policy under a much brighter light.

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