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US lawmakers urge Trump to maintain ban on Chinese automakers

By Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2026 | 12:00 PM

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WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) – More than two dozen Democratic ​lawmakers on Friday ‌urged President Donald Trump to keep in place a ban on Chinese ‌automakers ​out of ⁠the US market, ⁠ahead of his meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping this week.

“We ​urge you to maintain strong protections ⁠against Chinese ⁠automobiles and connected ​vehicle technologies and ensure ​that China does not gain ‌access to our market through direct imports, local production, ⁠and other avenues of circumvention,” said the 27 lawmakers ⁠led ‌by Representative Debbie ⁠Dingell.

Earlier this month, ​Trump ‌told Fox News ​he would ⁠accept Chinese car companies building cars in the United States.

(Reporting by David ShepardsonEditing by Nick ​Zieminski)