Chinese investors had already built Kyrgyzstan’s BARS electric-car plant.

The economy ministry announced it in August as a launch under a national brand.

Reporters found the builders included the presidential affairs office and Module House, a company linked to office head Kanybek Tumanbaev.

The report carries no reply from Tumanbaev or the ministry.

How each outlet framed it
Kloop leans critical
traces the stalled Chinese-Kyrgyz EV plant to a presidential administration official's company, citing cadastral records that revoked the land lease on 16 June 2026

Sources: Kloop