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    . even as Chinese companies that had never built a turbine were approved. . ." "European wind turbine makers have stopped even bidding for some Chinese contracts after concluding that their bids would not be seriously considered, said Jorg Wuttke, the president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China." Taking candy from a baby: A consortium of Chinese and American companies goes to Washington and announces plans to build a $1.5 billion windmill farm in West Texas using $450 million in U.S. Stimulus funds, which will create 2,330 jobs - 2,000 of them in China. Full Article at Huffington Post
    European wind turbine makers have stopped even bidding for some Chinese contracts after concluding that their bids would not be seriously considered, said Jorg Wuttke, the president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.
    SOURCE: Huffington Post 1 month ago
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Leo W. Gerard: Hell No! We Won't Send Our Tax Dollars to China
  1. United Nations data from trading of carbon credits shows that the Chinese-brand turbines produce less electricity because they are more frequently out of action.
    SOURCE: Huffington Post 1 month ago
  2. But what a lot of readers overlooked {though the Times did not} was that A-Power is listed on Nasdaq. Remember that ordinary Chinese are not allowed to invest in overseas stocks, so while jobs may be created in China, the profits will accrue to U.S. and other international investors in A-Power.
    SOURCE: Huffington Post 1 month ago
  3. We won't practice a 'Buy China' policy
    SOURCE: Huffington Post 1 month ago
  4. When the Chinese government took bids this spring for 25 large contracts to supply wind turbines, every contract was won by one of seven domestic companies. All six multinationals that submitted bids were disqualified on various technical grounds, like not providing sufficiently detailed data. . . even ...
    SOURCE: Huffington Post 1 month ago

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