I read an article recently that said something along the lines of “China is pausing on the idea of a BYD Mexico factory over fears of US stealing their technology.”
Both countries have been accusing each other of stealing technologies since forever, nothing here is new. No tables have been turned, unless you've been sleeping under a rock for the last three decades.
In the context of automotive technology, the tables have absolutely turned. There was nobody anywhere interested in Chinese automotive technology 10 years ago.
What company has better mass market battery technology than BYD? Who else has megawatt fast charging?
BYD sells more vehicles globally than Honda. I think that concept would have been unthinkable to the general public not very long ago.
Western media has been overwhelmingly one sided regarding state led IP theft for the last three decades. China steals western IP has been the story, and it hasn't been even a little balanced until reading this.
Of course national media is biased, that's why you read news from multiple countries so you don't end up in such echo-chambers. I'm assuming we're talking about reality here, not "as reported by US media", but I guess if it's the latter, I could see how some Americans thinks it is now irony.
I personally will not buy any Chinese EV until they fix stuff like this.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_Brazil_working_conditions_...