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US Lawmakers to Press Auto CEOs Over China Supply Chains
- China hawks will meet CEOs in Detroit over battery concerns
- Trip comes a day after top US diplomat Blinken left China
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL)'s Qilin batteries at the Shanghai Auto Show in Shanghai, China in April.
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Four US lawmakers will travel to Detroit Tuesday to press the chief executives of Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. to cut their supply chains’ reliance on China, especially in electric-vehicle batteries.
The trip highlights the domestic pressures the administration faces as it tries to patch up frayed ties with China. Earlier Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken reported some progress in those efforts after a two-day visit to Beijing.