There are three goals from this strategy. 1) Protect domestic electric car companies. (100% tariffs is an example of same) 2) Protect us consumers privacy from

There are three goals from this strategy. 1) Protect domestic electric car companies. (100% tariffs is an example of same) 2) Protect us consumers privacy from a country that believes privacy is for the wicked. 3) Protect national security by preventing deployment of technology controlled by an adversarial state. I acknowledge that the move hinders a transition to electric vehicles and a greening of the grid. It’s a violation of free market principles in that a better product is available for cheaper and this prevents the best and cheapest electric cars from making it to the US market. However, the other two goals are also legitimate. China does have a terrible track record for privacy. And running millions of computers on wheels fully controlled by an adversarial state (as is required under Chinese law) is bad strategy.