Chinese businesses hoping to expand in US face uncertainty, suspicion

WASHINGTON - It was billed as the "biggest ever economic development project" in north Michigan when Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2022 welcomed a Chinese lithium-ion battery company's plan to build a $2.36 billion factory and bring a couple thousand jobs to Big Rapids.

Now the project by Gotion High-Tech is in the crosshairs of some U.S. lawmakers and residents.

Leading the charge is Republican Representati