US military bans BYD vehicles at Japan's Kadena airbase

The US military has banned all vehicles made by China's BYD at Kadena airbase on Okinawa, calling them an 'unacceptable and unmitigable risk' to personnel and the mission. The rule, effective this week, reportedly covers private cars, taxis and delivery vehicles, with gate guards told to turn them away, fuelling speculation about similar curbs at other bases.