'This Is Our Town'—Inside a Small-Town Battle Against a Giant Chinese Battery Plant
Chinese-linked Gotion's intentions to move in has Manteno, Illinois, residents worried about local leaders, toxic chemicals, and the Chinese Communist Party
Epoch Times , Bio and Archives--December 27, 2023
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MANTENO, Ill.—Two common signs stood out on the front lawns and street corners of Manteno, Illinois, on Dec. 13: “Keep Christ in Christmas,” sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, and “Choose Manteno: No Go on Gotion!”
Ten miles south of where Chicago’s suburban
sprawl finally peters out, Manteno is the latest battleground over
Chinese companies coming to middle America—in this case, the electric
vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer Gotion Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of
China’s Gotion (or Guoxuan) High-Tech Co. ---More...
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