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OBAMA BLOCKS CHINESE PURCHASE OF US WIND FARMS
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[quote:Treyfish:MV8yMDAyNzc1XzMzNjQ1MjQ1XzVBQ0NENjg4] [b]The plan involved building a wind farm near a naval firing range in Oregon, in an area forbidden to both ships and aircraft. The project had been prepared by the Chinese-owned Ralls Corporation.[/b] http://www.agi.it/english-version/world/elenco-notizie/201209282030-pol-ren1095-obama_stops_chinese_wind_park_near_military_area? [/quote]
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By JULIE PACE
— Sep. 28 2:22 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Citing national security risks, President Barack Obama on Friday blocked a Chinese company from owning four wind farm projects in northern Oregon near a Navy base where the U.S. military flies unmanned drones and electronic-warfare planes on training missions.
It was the first time in 22 years that a U.S. president blocked such a foreign business deal.
Obama's decision was likely to be another irritant in the increasingly tense economic relationship between the U.S. and China. It also comes against an election-year..
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] I can at least agree with this move...But the MILTARY made this decision
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