In England, restrictions were introduced for owners of Chinese cars

British journalists have found that the country’s Ministry of Defense is concerned about the spying from Beijing. There is no talk of the ban on Chinese cars, but employees of organizations related to the intelligence service and defense industry are ordered to comply with a number of requirements. Near strategic objects, it is impossible to park electric cars from the PRC, and even under the ban on the use of charging devices!

Employees of strategic enterprises are prohibited from connecting mobile phones to Chinese cars even for charging: you can not use wireless or wired protocols. Also, the staff should park cars at a distance of at least two miles (3.6 kilometers) from some buildings. Precautions were taken by BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Thales.

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One of the leaders of the British defense company confirmed the introduction of restrictions. For employees who buy Chinese electric vehicles, conduct briefing. The United Kingdom is suspected that Beijing can use its spying cars. The concern of the UK authorities is understandable, because more and more consumers are chosen by Chinese cars: in 2024 they occupied 5% of the entire market!

In the first quarter of 2025, the expansion continued. In monetary terms, car exports from China to the UK is already comparable to export to Russia ($ 1.4 billion). In just three months, 53.9 thousand Chinese cars were shipped to the United Kingdom, in the leaders of MG with Chinese financing, then BYD follows.

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