California seeks China's help in going green

California Governor Jerry Brown wants to increase partnerships between his state and China. The governor traveled to China last week to seek Chinese investment in things like high-speed rail, renewable energy and electric vehicles.

The California governor spoke at China’s Tsinghua University. He called for a partnership between the United States and China to develop technologies to reduce greenhouse gases.

“China has been instrumental in driving down the costs, and making available that technology. So there is a real connection.”

Mr. Brown met with Prime Minister Li Keqiang and China’s minister of environmental protection, Zhou Shengxian. Mr. Brown and Mr. Zhou signed a nonbinding agreement to share information about...

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The state of California is looking for ways to be more environmental-friendly. The governor recently visited China in the hopes of establishing a partnership.