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DOE Funding CCP-Linked Company ‘Endangers Our National Security’: Barrasso

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DOE Funding CCP-Linked Company ‘Endangers Our National Security’: Barrasso
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) speaks to reporters as Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) listens during a recess in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 27, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
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The Department of Energy (DOE) is under fire for allegedly undermining U.S. national security by giving hundreds of millions of dollars to a company with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

At the heart of the controversy is the DOE’s decision to award $200 million to Microvast Holdings, a U.S.-based lithium battery company that does most of its business in China.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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