Alex Ossola

Coming up, the Chinese carmaker that might expand in the U.S., a surprising shrink in the U.S.

trade deficit, and an Internet blackout in Iran.

That's after the break.

Have you heard of Geely?

It's one of China's biggest makers of electric vehicles, and it's a name you might be hearing more often in the future.

The company is saying that it's likely to make an announcement about its plans to expand in the U.S.

sometime in the next three years.

If Geely does expand into the U.S.

market, that would make it the first big Chinese auto brand to come to the U.S.

in a major way.

I'm joined now by Ryan Felton, who covers the auto industry for The Journal.

Ryan, let's lay a little groundwork here.

Can Chinese cars actually be sold in the U.S.?

Because I thought that was something the Biden administration effectively banned.

What about the ban on Chinese connected vehicle software?

I want to talk about reasons why this expansion by Gigli might not happen.

So there has already been some political opposition.

There's one Republican lawmaker who's a big ally of President Trump, Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio, and he said there will be no Chinese cars in America.

Would you expect there to be more political opposition and what kinds of other barriers might get in the way?

That was WSJ reporter Ryan Felton.