The United States has banned BYD vehicles from using an air base in Japan over security concerns
The US has barred BYD vehicles from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, effective Monday. The base is the largest US Air Force installation outside the United States.
- The US is prohibiting BYD vehicles from entering a military base in Japan.
- Kadena Air Base in Okinawa will stop accepting BYD cars starting Monday.
- China's foreign ministry protested the list as discriminatory and unreasonable.
- US believes vehicle cameras and sensors could leak sensitive base information.
- Kadena Air Base is the largest US Air Force base outside of the United States.
- Lieutenant Colonel Alli Stormer stated the vehicles present an unacceptable risk.
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