# An American startup ditched Kentucky for China. Here's why

https://mins.news/en/video/69015

- Reuters, 2026-09-22 13:35 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rv0ycXngLI

> A US battery startup abandoned plans to build its first factory in Kentucky and opened it in China instead, highlighting the limits of President Trump’s push to bring manufacturing back to the United States as he welcomes China’s president for a summit.

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