Author and China expert Gordon Chang spoke about the various dangers that the Chinese electric vehicle industry poses to Americans and the rest of the world.
China expert Gordon Chang is lifting the veil on the dark side of the Chinese electric vehicle industry, claiming that it threatens to choke out the U.S automotive industry, will bring with it a whole new data collection apparatus to potentially spy on Americans, and will grow on the back of slave labor. Chang, the Gatestone Institute senior fellow and author of "The Coming Collapse of China," spoke to Fox News Digital about what he believes are a whole host of dangers that will come from China's major splash into the EV market. The expert's message comes as Chinese electric vehicle company BYD recently surpassed EV giant Tesla's production for the second straight year, manufacturing over 3 million vehicles in 2023 compared to Tesla's 1.84 million. ELON MUSK SAYS CHINESE EV COMPANIES WILL 'DEMOLISH' COMPETITION WITHOUT TARIFFS Though BYD has yet to sell in America, it has cornered the global EV market by selling its clean energy and hybrid line of vehicles at a cheaper rate than its competitors. Chang warned the explosion is being driven in part by "extremely predatory" business practices amounting to "trade violations" that threaten to flood the market and kill western countries' manufacturing jobs. "China makes 60% of the world's EVs. It manufactures 10 million more cars per year than it can absorb in its domestic market, which means it must export those additional cars, which…