Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US special representative for Afghanistan, has warned that Chinese-made electric and modern cars pose a major security threat, essentially acting as mobile espionage and surveillance bases. This warning comes in response to a recent incident in Norway.
Mr. Khalilzad wrote that NATO allies import more than one million vehicles from China annually, and this number is continuously increasing. He has described this issue as an extremely large security threat for NATO and the European Union.
He has called on the European Commission, the European Council, and particularly Germany to urgently change their policies on this matter. This request follows the raising of serious concerns about cybersecurity and espionage through these vehicles.
The warning was issued after it was discovered in Norway that the cameras and sensors of Chinese electric cars parked near sensitive NATO military bases were transmitting application and base data to Chinese servers.
Following this incident, Norway's intelligence service expressed concern about access to defense secrets. According to news sources, the Norwegian government consequently banned these cars from entering its military bases.
This event has sparked widespread debate about the security of critical infrastructure and the reliance on Chinese-made technology in Western countries. Security experts believe that as devices become smarter, the risk of them being used for espionage purposes also increases.
Mr. Khalilzad emphasized that Western countries must be vigilant against this "dangerous phenomenon" and take the necessary steps to protect their national security. He suggested that stricter security standards should be imposed on technology imports from China.
Source: Zarin TV
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