El gobierno surcoreano dijo el domingo que enviaría un avión chárter a Estados Unidos para llevar de regreso a cientos de trabajadores detenidos en una redada de inmigración.
The South Korean government said on Sunday that it would send a charter plane to the United States to retrieve hundreds of workers detained in an immigration raid.
Los agentes migratorios detuvieron a cientos de personas, en su mayoría ciudadanos de Corea del Sur, en una obra de construcción de una planta de baterías para vehículos eléctricos en Ellabell. El hecho ha generado inquietud diplomática.
The shocked but subdued reaction to the arrest of hundreds of Koreans at the site reflected the delicate position of a government engaged in tense trade talks with the Trump administration.
Executives of a South Korean battery maker were apprehended at a construction site in Georgia, the company said. The episode prompted diplomatic concern in Seoul.
Battery companies are slowing construction or reconsidering big investments in the United States because of tariffs on China and the proposed rollback of tax credits.
Domestic factories that make batteries to store power to meet America’s rising energy demand depend on Chinese components and federal subsidies.
President Trump’s trade war again tests Canada’s new government. Honda is also canceling plans for a major electric vehicle factory in Canada.
Enormous investments in factory equipment and artificial intelligence are giving China an edge in car manufacturing and other industries.
Enormous investments in factory equipment and artificial intelligence are giving China an edge in car manufacturing and other industries.