Glenn Youngkin: Communist China Tries Using ‘Trojan Horse’ To Get Access To Reap U.S. Taxpayer Benefits

Glenn Youngkin, Virginia Republican Governor said that communist China tried to use a weekend interview. “trojan horse” Access to U.S. taxpayer benefits

Youngkin made the comments on “Sunday Morning Futures” Maria Baritromo, Fox News host, discusses his decision to decline Ford’s multi-billion-dollar electric car factory coming to his state due to its connections to China.

Youngkin claimed that the plant would be operated by Contemporary Amperex Technology in China and would have received a certificate of compliance. “trojan horse structure to gain access to taxpayer incentives” Democrats passed legislation that gives credit to consumers who purchase electric vehicles.

“This is using taxpayer money to further enrich a Chinese company at the expense of America. It’s just not happening in Virginia,” Youngkin said. “This should be an American supply chain that’s trusted, not one that’s outsourced to the Chinese Communist Party.”

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Youngkin rejected Ford’s $3.5B push last month for the factory. The plant, which was being considered for Pittsylvania County (southwestern region of Old Dominion), would have made lithium ironphosphate battery for electric vehicles. It would have employed up to 2,500 workers.

“The consortium of Ford and CATL were hoping to build a plant, as reported and confirmed by Ford, where Ford would build the building, but a company that is majorly influenced by the Chinese Communist Party was going to operate the plant, and the employees were going to work for the Chinese Communist Party controlled company,” Youngkin said last month. “They were going to use that in order to try to tap into taxpayer benefits at state level as well as the federal level that were specifically designated for non-Chinese communist party entities.” Youngkin stated to reporters that he was not comfortable with CCP-connected companies receiving Virginia tax dollars. He also said that the structure of the deal was unacceptable. “a bit deceptive.”

Democratic state lawmakers attacked Youngkin’s refusal to sign the agreement and accused the governor of using China as a tool to push his White House ambitions. Youngkin has not yet indicated that he will seek a White House bid in 2024. However, his 2021 win in key blue state attracted national attention.

“To deny [people in the community] jobs because you’re in last place in Republican presidential primaries [is] gubernatorial malpractice,” Scott Surovell, a state senator (D-Fairfax), spoke to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. “I mean, this is clearly just obvious to me that the governor’s in some kind of out-China-bashing-contest with [Florida Gov. Ron] DeSantis and Governor Greg Abbott out of Texas.”

Macaulay Porter, a Youngkin spokesperson, said that Ford’s partner was controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. She also stated that the Chinese Communist Party is not welcome in the State.

“While Ford is an iconic American company, it became clear that this proposal would serve as a front for the Chinese Communist party, which could compromise our economic security and Virginians’ personal privacy,” Porter said this to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. “Virginians can be confident that companies with known ties to the Chinese Communist Party won’t receive a leg up from the Commonwealth’s economic incentive packages. When the potentially damaging effects of the deal were realized, the plant proposal never reached a final discussion stage.”

Ford is currently believed to be looking at building the plant here in Michigan.

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