> The whole thing could, unless the government blocked it, be sold to a private chinese company down the line. It wouldn't be the first battery company out of

> The whole thing could, unless the government blocked it, be sold to a private chinese company down the line. It wouldn't be the first battery company out of MIT to go that route. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A123_Systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A123_Systems If our trade policies assume a free market then we open the door to these situations. There's no free trade treaty to blame when China out maneuvers more developed countries like this. Perhaps the solution is to become more mercantilist instead of worshiping free markets.