According to the Kansas City Star, Kansas Republican officials are blocking construction of a manufacturing plant in the state after the Daily Caller News Foundation reported on the project's ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It's showing movement.
Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach's office and state lawmakers say Cnano Technology USA Inc. will build a subsidized $95 million facility in Johnson City, Kansas, within about 55 miles of the state. (Cnano USA) to thwart their plans. Fort Leavenworthand 110 miles from “the B-2's only base of operations,” whiteman air force base, according to To the Kansas City Star. Cnano USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of C-Nano Technology Co., Ltd., a company founded by China-based Cnano Jiangsu Technology Co., Ltd. (Cnano Jiangsu). According to the DCNF report, CCP via Cnano Jiangsu.
“There are serious allegations that Nanono leaders are participating in a state-sponsored theft of intellectual property and data. This is an issue that requires coordination at both the federal and state levels.” Kansas Republican House of Representatives House Secretary Chris Croft spoke about the push to block Cnano USA's facility, the Star reported. (Related: Exclusive: US battery maker's Chinese parent company has business ties to blacklisted Chinese Communist Party militia)
#Ksleg Foreign-owned land poses a growing threat to national security, food supplies, and the state's economic future and must be addressed. https://t.co/rREHIil7pT
— Kris W. Kobach (@KrisKabach1787) January 22, 2024
The Star said Kobach's office is considering options to potentially take action against the company as well. On Friday, Kobach sent a letter to the Johnson County Commission asking them to rescind incentives offered to the company to attract the facility.
DCNF's investigation found that Cnano Jiangsu employed dozens of CCP members as of 2022, and that the company promotes CCP doctrine. Cnano Jiangsu also sometimes receives millions from the Chinese Communist Party to engage in state-sponsored efforts, including what the U.S. government accuses of stealing U.S. technology and intellectual property for the benefit of the Chinese military. receiving dollars.
DCNF's investigation revealed that Cnano Jiangsu also had several interactions with the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department (UFWD). UFWD conducts “united front operations,” which are “engagement, influence operations, and defined as a combination of intelligence activities. according to To the Chinese Communist Party Special Committee.
Johnson County officials in June gave the green light to a 10-year, 75% tax abatement for Cnano USA's facilities, according to the Star.
Before state officials condemned the Cnano USA facility, Republican Kansas Rep. Jake LaTurner sent a letter to key officials in the Biden administration to investigate the company's ties to the Chinese Communist Party, a development that was also followed by a DCNF investigation. promoted.
Neither Cnano USA nor Cnano Jiangsu immediately responded to requests for comment.
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