[wahern]

IMO, it was obviously a PR stunt from both sides, with Walker and the GOP trying to make it look like they were creating jobs (ironically an easier political sell when you legislate special exemptions and subsidies), and Foxconn and China trying to defuse trade tensions.

It was never about money or jobs; it was about votes.

[qppo]

Foxconn is Taiwanese and not mainland Chinese but the point still stands that it was political hedging during the trade tensions.

[quantified]

I’d keep an eye out for money flowing to the political boosters. You could say this is a cynical or suspicious viewpoint, I have no evidence.