Chinese auto suppliers eye U.S. production growth in Trump 2.0

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CISSY ZHOU and YIFAN YU, Nikkei staff writers

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Automotive suppliers from China are eyeing manufacturing options in the U.S. in hopes of tapping growth opportunities there despite Washington's heightened scrutiny of Chinese tech and anticipated tariff hikes once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House this month.

Chinese companies, particularly automakers and suppliers, turned out in numbers for the annual CES tech trade show in Las Vegas this week. Their eagerness to show off their "latest technology to the world" comes despite increasing tensions between the world's two largest economies, which have included fresh U.S. sanctions on Chinese technologies.

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