And it is integrated Electronics Increasingly in Cars Modern and can connect to personal devices, other vehicles, infrastructure and their manufacturers, including electric cars and self-driving cars.
In response to a question about taking US Department of Commerce The move to ban some Chinese components in connected cars, announced Monday, Freeland said Canada also has “real security concerns” about Technology.
“Our government has made it very clear that we take seriously China’s deliberate over-capability, we take seriously the security threat that China poses,” she told reporters in Ottawa.
“So we acted decisively in,” she added. Imposing customs duties on Chinese electric cars…and we are considering whether we need to impose further measures.”
Canada in August imposed a 100 percent tariff on Chinese electric cars, a move that mirrors a U.S. move to curb the flow of state-subsidized Chinese cars into North America.
Freeland indicated earlier this month that Ottawa would likely impose further tariffs on Chinese batteries, technology products and critical minerals.
China has criticised the measures as unfair and referred them to World Trade Organization.