I think its a real political conundrum right now, for the government. First of all, there is a history of issues with China, and I don't know that the US really wants or needs to stir that pot. I don't know how many state secrets are contained in A123's IP, but if a company is allowed to have Chinese trading partners, it seems a bit disingenuous to me to now say they can't buy the company. Wanxiang already has the milk...why not buy the cow? But, it may be a political hot potato, which is why (IMHO) there are news stories about the government's meddling in this. Posturing. But, just my opinion.
Other than the ones I had reported previously, I don't know of any other bidders. There are interesting names popping up in the cure notice filings, and some might be bidders, but I don't have any knowledge.
Ilene
