U.S. States Are Taking On China

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🗓️ 26 April 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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P.M. Edition for April 26. From Florida to Montana, a growing list of local proposals, bills, laws and regulations aim to block Chinese individuals and companies from acquiring land, working on research, setting up factories and otherwise participating in the U.S. economy. China-focused correspondent James Areddy has more. And the U.S’s top auto industry regulator opens an investigation into Tesla over crashes and deaths tied to its Autopilot software. Plus, the Biden administration delays a decision on whether to ban menthol cigarettes after weighing the political risk of angering some Black voters. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.8	US regulators opened an investigation into Tesla over crashes and deaths tied to its
0:36.9	autopilot software, and how states across the country are taking a hawkish stance
0:42.1	against China. We can see across the U are taking a hawkish stance against China.
0:43.0	We can see across the US that national security
0:46.5	is becoming a much bigger priority,
0:48.5	and we're also seeing that at the state level.
0:51.0	Plus, the Biden administration shelves its plan to ban mental cigarettes after weighing
0:55.8	the political risk of angering some black voters.
0:58.7	It's Friday, April 26th.
1:00.2	I'm Pierre Biename for the Wall Street Journal, filling in for Henry Fertoli.
1:04.0	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world
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