• 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.
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      The word long lost its real meaning. Someone should make a logic flow of how Americans label things and people between Communism nazi and antisemitism

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        In my experience dealing with my deeply Republican parents it’s something like:

        • Chinese/China -> Communism
        • Socialism/Socialist -> Communism
        • Government Program -> Communism
        • Anything that helps people who aren’t rich -> Communism and/or Woke
        • Anything the Democrats do -> Communism and/or Woke
        • Any company that does something that isn’t the most evil/amoral thing it could possibly have done (rarely happens) -> Communism and/or Woke
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      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

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      How much do you wanna bet that the “environmental concerns” were concern trolling too, as with most nimbys?