The possible construction of a new lithium-ion battery factory in their backyard has presented the people of rural western Michigan with a choice between new jobs and national security. In February, Ford announced it would build a battery park in Marshall, a small township 100 miles west of Detroit, under a licensing agreement with Chinese…

The possible construction of a new lithium-ion battery factory in their backyard has presented the people of rural western Michigan with a choice between new jobs and national security. In February, Ford announced it would build a battery park in Marshall, a small township 100 miles west of Detroit, under a licensing agreement with Chinese…

The possible construction of a new lithium-ion battery factory in their backyard has presented the people of rural western Michigan with a choice between new jobs and national security. Because of the battery company’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), former Air Force Staff Sergeant Ormand Hook had no trouble making up his mind….