Two companies affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party have deals to build battery plants for electric vehicles in Michigan, a battleground state in Tuesday’s presidential election.
The objective of Chinese communists, some political leaders say, is to shatter the U.S. automobile industry.
“Make no mistake, China is seeking to undermine our nation’s economic and national security,” Mike Rogers, the Republican candidate in Michigan’s race for U.S. Senate, said in September in a written statement to The Daily Signal.
Peter Hoekstra, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, said he thinks the battery plants and China’s threat to the U.S. automobile industry are a compelling issue for the state’s voters.
“They recognize that if we lose the automobile industry to China—which we are doing—it’s going to significantly harm the economy in the
