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The Michigan Attorney General’s office is trying to get back over $23-million in incentives the state gave a failed battery plant project

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Locals opposed the plant because of Gotion's public ties to the Chinese Communist Party

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation said in a letter Thursday that the Chinese developer has failed to meet its agreement with the state

The Chinese EV company Gotion has filed a motion in federal court to stop its president from being deposed by a mid-Michigan township over the construction of a multi-billion dollar battery plant

A representative for the plant's owners says the EV battery plant will not be controlled by the Chinese Communist Party and will revitalize the community

Gotion plans to make components for electric vehicle batteries, about 60 miles north of Grand Rapids. Five elected officials were removed from township office last fall and replaced by anti-Gotion candidates

The five officials were part of a 7-0 vote last December supporting a factory by Gotion, a China-based manufacturer, in the Mecosta County township.