{"id":3940,"date":"2023-04-25T13:50:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T17:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=3940"},"modified":"2023-04-25T13:50:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T17:50:30","slug":"democrat-congresswoman-and-senate-candidate-signs-nondisclosure-agreement-with-chinese-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/democrat-congresswoman-and-senate-candidate-signs-nondisclosure-agreement-with-chinese-company\/dferguson\/2023\/04\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Congresswoman and Senate Candidate Signs Nondisclosure Agreement with Chinese Company"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Michigan Democrat congresswoman, now running for a seat in the U.S. Senate, is refusing to explain why she signed a non-disclosure agreement with a Communist Chinese \u201cgreen energy\u201d company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congresswoman <a href=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?s=Elissa+Slotkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elissa Slotkin<\/a> has refused to answer questions from the media as to why she signed a hush agreement with the Chinese corporation Gotion to hold closed-door meetings about a proposed electric vehicle battery plant the company is building in Big Rapids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plant is not located in her district, and it would appear there would be no sensitive information or corporate trade secrets that could be gleaned from a public tour, drawing speculation from some as to why she was there and what was discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen it was time for a Michigan voice to speak on the national security threats from the CCP emanating from companies based in the PRC and protect the State of Michigan, Congresswoman Slotkin, and her staff needed to ask for an NDA, never took a position, and said nothing,\u201d former Michigan congressman and U.S. Ambassador Peter Hoekstra tells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-congresswoman-silent-why-she-signed-hush-agreement-chinese-tech-company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News Digital<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox News reports Hoekstra and fellow former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Cella have raised the alarm on Gotion\u2019s proposed facility and similar projects involving other Communist Chinese companies across Michigan and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cCongresswoman Slotkin is a former CIA analyst and Defense Department official who knows that state and local officials were warned by our intelligence agencies not to sign deals with PRC-based companies with ties to the CCP,\u201d Cella tells Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox News reports that according to its parent company\u2019s corporate bylaws, Gotion is required to \u201ccarry out Party activities in accordance with the Constitution of the Communist Party of China.\u201d<br><br>The pair are asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Gotion is engaging in illegal foreign lobbying of U.S. officials.\u00a0 Under federal law, anyone lobbying a member of Congress on behalf of a foreign government or company must register with the Justice Department as a foreign agent.\u00a0 It does not appear Gotion has filed such a registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the jobs it brings to an economically-stressed area, many local residents oppose the plant, citing the company\u2019s demand officials sign non-disclosure agreements to meet with what is essentially a Communist Chinese government agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe township\u2019s concerns have all been surrounded by the lack of information given to them to make an educated decision surrounded by NDAs signed by multiple different organizations including the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and our local economic development corporation and The Right Place which is working for Gotion to bring it here,\u201d Penny Currie, the treasurer of Big Rapids Charter Township, tells Fox News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat is one of our main concerns and is why we haven\u2019t been able to move forward with a decision of any kind,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of Great America News Desk.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Michigan Democrat congresswoman, now running for a seat in the U.S. Senate, is refusing to explain why she signed a non-disclosure agreement with a Communist Chinese \u201cgreen energy\u201d company. 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