Military● Elevated1h ago · Nov 12, 2026, 2:35 PM
"So that they can no longer enter the Toulon arsenal or the Saint-Dizier air base": an MEP asks Matignon to ban Chinese BYD cars from French military bases
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Following the ban decreed by the US army on its Kadena base in Japan, MEP François Kalfon sent a letter to Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. He demands the Chinese manufacturer be banned from French military sites and public procurement.
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