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In December, Youngkin pulled Virginia out of the running for a $3.5 billion Ford plant in an economically distressed area near Danville because the electric vehicle battery factory would use Chinese technology, calling the project “a front for the Chinese Communist Party.”

Republicans introduced a stack of bills aimed at China at Youngkin’s behest, following the governor’s decision to pull Virginia out of the running for a $3.5 billion Ford plant in an economically distressed area near Danville because the electric-vehicle battery factory would use Chinese technology.

Republicans quickly pivoted, introducing bills aimed at thwarting Chinese interests and defending Youngkin’s decision to pull Virginia out of the running for a $3.5 billion Ford plant in an economically distressed area near Danville because the electric-vehicle battery factory would use Chinese technology.

The city is using a transfer of development rights as the carrot — meaning if you build here in this difficult, distressed area, we’ll grant you some opportunities over there.

A day later, Ms. Hochul, during a breakfast with legislators at the governor’s mansion in Albany, spoke optimistically about the potential job creation bonanza in the economically distressed area.