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Lone Star, Meet Red Star: China’s $1.5 Billion Wind-Power Deal in Texas

Another day, another big Chinese energy-related investment. This time it’s a $1.5 billion wind farm in Texas, paid for by Chinese banks and to be supplied with Chinese-made wind turbines. ...full story at China Journal

from China Journal on Fri, Oct 30 2009

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