I never did get a reply to my email asking for an update on the progress at the China plant. James Pang was supposed to be running the show there. You never seem to hear of him anymore. I seem to recall he was supposed to become a director once the China deal was signed. Since he's not listed as a director, well, not a good sign, and of course no info from Coates about any of that.
On the company website I did see that Howard Barmil, who apparently brought in the MENA orders, is listed as a 7th director.