Congressman John Moolenaar Chairman of the Select Committee on the CCP | Official Website
Ford is reportedly considering a joint venture with Xiaomi, a Chinese company known for its links to the military and involvement in automotive manufacturing. According to the Financial Times, Xiaomi produces vehicles such as the SU7 sedan, which is also used by Ford CEO Jim Farley. The report highlights that Xiaomi researchers have collaborated with the People’s Liberation Army on machine learning projects and supported talent programs at China’s defense universities.
Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party expressed concern over this potential partnership. He stated, “When Ford signed a licensing agreement with CATL it decided to do business with a Chinese military company linked to genocide and human rights abuses. Instead of investing in American battery makers, Ford deepened our country’s reliance on China.”
Moolenaar further commented on the new development: “If it is true that Ford is starting a joint venture with Xiaomi it will be choosing to do business with yet another Chinese military-linked company. It will be turning its back on American and allied partners, and it will make our country further dependent on China. Joint ventures with Chinese companies frequently end poorly for American companies, and this new one would be a deal only Xi Jinping could love. Ford can promise more jobs in the near-term but China will always offer cheaper workers, and this will be a losing deal for American labor, American suppliers, and our nation’s entire auto industry. Ford should work with American companies and our nation’s allies, not our adversaries,” concluded Moolenaar.
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party addresses economic and security challenges related to competition from China by analyzing issues such as technology rivalry and supply chain stability. The committee formulates policy ideas aimed at protecting U.S. innovation and coordinates governmental responses to these concerns (https://chinaselectcommittee.house.gov/). As a bipartisan group within the U.S. House of Representatives, it also develops legislative proposals designed to strengthen U.S. competitiveness against challenges posed by the Chinese Communist Party (https://chinaselectcommittee.house.gov/).
