- The Gotion factory highlights the challenges Chinese companies face in the U.S., particularly during a climate of deep political polarization, nationalism, and growing suspicion toward China.
- A grassroots “No Go” movement, fueled by fears of communism and environmental concerns, successfully stalled the project in Michigan, leading to the ouster of local officials who supported the factory.
- The Gotion case shows the disconnect between national economic goals and local concerns, especially in communities wary of globalization and foreign investment.
He would have to eat part of a battery. It was, he figured, maybe the only way to solve his problem.
I thought this was metaphorical 🤦 My idiocratie radars are all saturating since the middle of the article.
“fears of communism”
There is an abstract beauty to this level of confident ignorance.
To be fair, we have not seen one succesful example of communism. They all either quickly turn into authoritarism with little sprinkles of communism, or are not communism at all
I was referring to the locals thinking a Chinese company had something to do with communism.
How much do you wanna bet that the “environmental concerns” were concern trolling too, as with most nimbys?
Stupid stupid people.
I would be suspicious of any big company trying to set up a manufacturing facility. Jobs, yes. We need jobs. But the company is not here to provide jobs, they are here for cheap labor. They area here because they hope the desire for good jobs will blind people to the environmental risks of the project.
And I would expect a Chinese company operating in America to be more of a risk then any other combination I’m aware of. The American people don’t trust regulations. The American government doesn’t enforce regulations. And the Chinese culture, as far as I can tell, believes that regulations exist to be broken. Three groups that have no use for anything that will protect the environment is a recipe for toxic waste releases.
Did they try being a Korean battery company?