Xenophobia is reaching alarming levels in Western politics. New Zealand foreign minister tells a Chinese-born lawmaker to “go back to your own country.” And just months ago, Finnish politicians were caught making racist “Asian eyes” gestures. Different places. Same toxic mindset.
To Western car giants that dominated the market for decades, Chinese EVs are a scary “pirate ship” coming for their business.
But to ordinary consumers, they arrived with affordable cars, advanced batteries and technologies that people actually want.