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This.

And exactly why people should NOT be buying Chinese made EVs, no matter how tempting the price points becomes.
It just encourages this monopolistic behavior.

It took the average FW a long time to wake up and realise we longer make stuff in this country.
When you become reliant on a single country for almost everything, just wait till they turn off the tap.
Like what will happen when (not if) they invade Taiwan.
The western world will be sitting there with their hand on their privates, being blackmailed into doing nothing.

You would have to be blind or incredibly naive not to see this.
The western world is too focused on short-term greed (and short-term executive bonuses), or saving money in the here and now, even if it bites them on the ass later, not to see the long game the Chinese are playing.