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06.08.17

Can China Really Lead the World on Climate?

Isabel Hilton
On Wednesday, the governor of California, Jerry Brown, found himself, not for the first time, with more in common with Chinese President Xi Jinping than with the president of his own nation, Donald Trump. Just days after President Trump announced...

Governor Brown Wants China Aboard California’s High-Speed Rail Project

Anthony York
Los Angeles Times
Chinese interest in California’s project is a welcome boost for Brown. Although state voters approved $10 billion in bonds for a high-speed railway in 2008, they have soured on it as cost estimates have ballooned. This is just one of many ways Brown...

Oakland Waterfront Project Jump-Started By Chinese Investor

Matthew Artz
Inside Bay Area
In a surprising and possibly landmark deal for Bay Area development, a Chinese firm is reviving a $1.5 billion waterfront real estate project. The deal continues a wave of institutional money flooding Oakland’s real estate market.