{"id":2020060,"date":"2023-09-02T06:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T10:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-approved-green-energy-firm-has-deep-ties-to-the-chinese-communist-party\/"},"modified":"2023-09-02T06:19:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T10:19:33","slug":"biden-approved-green-energy-firm-has-deep-ties-to-the-chinese-communist-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-approved-green-energy-firm-has-deep-ties-to-the-chinese-communist-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Green energy firm approved by Biden has strong connections to Chinese Communist Party."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-approved-green-energy-firm-has-deep-ties-to-the-chinese-communist-party%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2020060&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A California-based Energy Company with Ties to the Chinese Communist Party Receives Green Light for\u2063 Michigan EV Battery Plant<\/h2>\n<p>A California-based energy company that has been given the green light by the Biden administration for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-approved-green-energy-firm-has-deep-ties-to-the-chinese-communist-party\/\" title=\"Green energy firm approved by Biden has strong connections to Chinese Communist Party.\">electric vehicle battery plant project<\/a> in Michigan has raised concerns among national security experts and Republicans due to its significant ties\u200b to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).<\/p>\n<p>Gotion Inc. has announced plans to \u2064invest $2.4 billion in two \u200bEV battery plants in Big Rapids, Michigan,\u2062 with the support \u2064of Biden&#8217;s \u2062Committee on Foreign Investment in the \u200bUnited States \u2063and Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI). However, \u200dthe project has faced scrutiny over allegations that Gotion is potentially an\u200c influence operation by the CCP. This suspicion arises from the fact that Gotion High-Tech Power Energy, the parent company and controlling owner of\u2062 Gotion Inc., is headquartered in Hefei City, China, as revealed in\u2062 a\u2062 Foreign Agents Registration\u2062 Act filing.<\/p>\n<h3>Alarming National Security\u2063 Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>Erin Walsh, a former member of the National Security Council under President Donald Trump, expressed\u2063 her concerns about the situation, stating, &#8220;The dichotomy between the\u2063 interests of the Biden administration \u2062and \u2063Governor Whitmer \u200dversus the \u2063protection of the state and our national security is stark. Their unbridled ambition for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-oil-ceos-thumb-nose-at-green-energy-transition-say-fossil-fuels-still-have-essential-role\/\" title=\"Big Oil CEOs Thumb Nose At Green Energy Transition, Say Fossil Fuels Still Have \u2018Essential Role\u2019\">green energy transition<\/a> is not at all grounded in U.S. energy security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have grown increasingly frustrated with the Democratic party&#8217;s\u200b prioritization of China-linked \u2063green energy initiatives over \u200bfossil fuels in the fight against climate change. Gotion Inc. has attempted to address criticism of its U.S. operations, with Gotion&#8217;s North American manufacturing vice president,\u2064 Chuck Thelen, dismissing rumors of bringing communism to North America as &#8220;fear-mongering.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>CCP Ties and Concerning Revelations<\/h3>\n<p>However, \u2063Gotion High-Tech&#8217;s 2022 Chinese-language ESG report reveals that\u2064 it established a CCP branch in 2010 and a CCP committee in 2014, as reported by the Daily Caller. The same document \u2063also discloses that the Hefei-based firm employs 923 CCP members, including Gotion\u200d High-Tech CEO Li Zhen, who is reportedly the party secretary \u2064for the company&#8217;s committee.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u200dGotion High-Tech&#8217;s &#8220;Articles of Association&#8221; state that\u2063 the company \u200dmust establish a \u2064Party organization and carry out Party activities in accordance with the Constitution of the Communist Party of China. The secretary of the Party committee is designated as the chairman.<\/p>\n<p>According to Walsh, Governor Whitmer has prioritized \u200dthe interests of the CCP over the people of Michigan, a\u2062 sentiment\u2064 echoed by Michael Sobolik, a senior Indo-Pacific studies fellow\u2064 at the American Foreign\u2062 Policy Council think tank. Sobolik \u2064argues that Biden&#8217;s Inflation Reduction Act has \u200dmade\u2064 the U.S. dependent on China, as it allows companies like Gotion to qualify for tax credits.<\/p>\n<h3>Efforts to Address Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>Republicans in Congress have attempted to restrict \u200csubsidies under the Inflation Reduction Act to \u2064Chinese battery companies, as they account for a significant portion of the world&#8217;s electric\u2062 battery production. However,\u200c these efforts have not yet been voted on.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Governor Whitmer has called for a &#8220;100% clean energy standard&#8221; in Michigan, emphasizing the need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-prioritizes-climate-fantasies-while-famine-threatens-the-world\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Prioritizes Climate Fantasies While Famine Threatens The World\">expand domestic energy production<\/a> from green sources \u200bsuch as solar and wind.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u200b requests \u200bfor comment, \u200dGotion, Whitmer&#8217;s office, and the White House have not\u200b responded.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Seely, head of the Michigan Conservative Coalition, expressed his\u2064 disappointment, stating, &#8220;There&#8217;s a \u2062lot of great American companies that would have loved the opportunity, the money, and would have\u200c brought jobs to our country, while supporting \u200bour way \u2063of life. Now, we&#8217;ve \u200bgot a company directly tied to\u2063 the CCP coming into\u200d our state.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration approved a California energy company for a Michigan EV battery plant project. However, experts and Republicans are concerned about its ties to the Chinese Communist Party. 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