Yellen had a tough talk with China during her visit on their industrial overcapacity flooding global markets with cheap products, potentially jeopardizing American businesses, But Qazi dismissed the idea that Yellen’s warnings would make China change its behavior.

“First of all, the Communist Party itself is very interested in reengineering the economy, transitioning the economy, so that it’s more consumer-led. That’s not impacting their industrial policy, which is what the Secretary was concerned about,” he said.

On top of that, even though there have been dire warnings about China’s manufacturing collapse and its impact on the economy, Qazi pointed out that Chinese factories are still churning out products, slashing prices, and shipping goods overseas. This ensures the country’s manufacturing momentum and the policies to support their ambitions, especially in the electric vehicle sector.

Even in the face of a more aggressive trade war with the US, China has ways to skirt any restrictions, the COO said .

“[A] lot of members of Congress would tell you that we need to make sure that we’re putting tariffs on any Chinese cars being produced in Mexico. We need to get rid of the so-called Mexico loophole and so forth,” he said, adding that the European market has many doors through which China can export its cars.