Brenda Shaffer

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Power and peril – How Chinese EVs, solar systems, and embedded technologies threaten Canada’s national security

Power and peril – How Chinese EVs, solar systems, and embedded technologies threaten Canada’s national security

China continues to find creative ways to infiltrate and influence the West. When low-cost Chinese electric vehicles entered Western markets, they were an immediate success and sales soared. Soon after, engineers discovered that Chinese manufacturers could surveil these vehicles (Financial Times 2026). Western engineers also found kill switches in Chinese electric buses that could be used to disrupt transportation (Associated...