Members of two rural Michigan communities are pushing back on plans by a Chinese-owned company to build an electric vehicle battery plant in the area over national security concerns.
"Why would we invite the enemy to come spy on us? All the things on here are bad, but the thing that drives me the most nuts is that it is our enemy, not the Chinese people. I have nothing against the Chinese people because they suffer under the same communism that you all are trying to bring here. It's disgusting."
"The residents who spoke out against the Big Rapids communist Chinese battery plant were clear, focused, and on point. Township leaders would do well to listen to them and heed their concerns. National security over the promise of jobs!" she wrote on Twitter following the town meeting. Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon speaks to supporters and volunteers at the Lenawee County GOP office Nov. 7, 2022, in Adrian, Mich.
Last month, Gotion put the planned construction in Big Rapids on hold after the town board unanimously voted days earlier to request a federal review for any potential national security risks associated with having a Chinese-owned company in the area, according to a report byEarlier this month, the company said the plant was"not a done deal," citing the pushback from local residents.
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