Chilean expert says U.S. tariff hikes on Chinese products disrupt economy, harm environment

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Chilean expert says U.S. tariff hikes on Chinese products disrupt economy, harm environment

STORY: Chilean expert says U.S. tariff hikes on Chinese products disrupt economy, harm environment SHOOTING TIME: May 30, 2024 DATELINE: May 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Santiago CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's EV industry 2. various of the U.S. STORYLINE: A Chilean expert criticized the U.S.'s tariff hikes on Chinese new energy products, stating that the move will disrupt the economic system and undermine environmental protection efforts. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): MARCELA VERA, Economist and scholar of the University of Santiago, Chile (Usach) "Chinese (electric) cars are a huge innovation process, not only in terms of electromobility, but also in how they interrelate with communication systems, artificial intelligence and robotics. These elements are not found in the other automobile markets and, therefore, preventing this type of market (China) from developing, as it should be in a competitive system, would imply that the United States is once again interfering in the economic syst

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