Michigan Township’s New Board Revokes Support for Gotion EV Plant Over Communist Connections

The newly replaced Green Charter Township Board in Michigan has voted to rescind support for a planned Gotion battery plant.

A yard sign in Manteno, Ill., on Dec. 13, 2023. Many locals are voicing opposition to a Chinese Communist Party-linked battery plant, Gotion, that could come to town. The Epoch Times/Nathan Worcester

After residents expressed concern about Gotion Inc. having ties to the Chinese communist regime, the newly replaced Green Charter Township Board in Michigan has voted to rescind support for a planned Gotion battery plant.

On Nov. 7, a recall election of the entire township board was held amidst backlash against the battery plant in Green Charter Township.