Trump Forces Departure of Chinese Solar Firm Roy Cooper Lured to North Carolina With Tax Incentives
Cooper lavished Boviet Solar with millions of dollars in taxpayer funds

A Chinese solar company whose wholly owned American subsidiary won millions of dollars in tax incentives from former North Carolina governor Roy Cooper (D.) in 2024 is now seeking a full exit from its U.S. business in what one domestic advocacy group said is the direct result of President Donald Trump’s trade policies.
Cooper, now the Democratic nominee for North Carolina’s open Senate seat, rolled out the welcome mat for Boviet Solar in April 2024, gifting the company’s CEO with a hand-made pot emblazoned with the North Carolina seal during a televised press conference in which he touted a $32.6 million state and local incentive package to help the firm open a factory in the state. Boviet, a company registered in Vietnam, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boway Group, a multibillion-dollar Chinese firm whose board of directors is stacked with members of the Chinese Communist Party, including its chairman, Xie Shicai, who served in the 13th National People’s Congress. But Cooper glossed over Boviet’s ties to China when he announced the subsidy package, referring to the firm instead as an "international renewable energy company" that would create 900 new jobs in North Carolina.
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