Gov. Shumlin to meet with Vice President Biden, China’s Vice President Xi Jinping
For immediate release Feb. 14, 2012 Contact Susan Allen Phone: 802-828-3333 MONTPELIER – At the invitation of Vice President Biden, Gov. Peter Shumlin will be flying to Las Angeles for Friday meetings with Xi Jinping, China’s vice president and president in waiting. The topics for discussion include trade, investment and other economic issues. The schedule for the visit [...]
Vermont Chamber organizes trade meeting with China’s consulate general
Participating in the meeting were Biotek Instruments of Winooski; North Hartland Tool of North Hartland; Country Home Products of Vergennes and SB Electronics of Barre.
Nancy and David Mears will talk about environmental issues in China at the Unitarian Church in Montpelier on Dec. 8
David was on a Fulbright Scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year teaching at Sun Yat-sen University, but returned to Vermont in early January 2010 to assume the post of Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Czarnezki, Field: Are food imports from China safe?
Chinese food restaurants in the United States outnumber all McDonald’s, Burger King and KFC franchises combined. But within the last decade, the U.S. has seen big growth in another gastronomical contribution from China—imported food.
Dunsmore: In the Twitterverse, tyrants less likely to get away with murder
Throughout the ages, from the Roman Caesars to the 20th century’s Hitler, Stalin and Mao, the most appalling massacres and atrocities committed against millions of civilians have been all too frequent. But that is changing — thanks to the new communication technologies and the social media of the 21st century.
Sanders welcomes Smithsonian response
WINDSOR, Vt., Jan. 21 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today welcomed assurances by National Museum of American History director that the Smithsonian will make a “serious effort” to offer more American-made merchandise in museum gift shops. Sanders had questioned why the gift shop stocks bronze-colored busts of U.S. presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama [...]
Release + Video: Sanders hopes Immelt focuses on U.S. jobs
WINDSOR, Vt., Jan. 21 – President Obama today named Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman and chief executive of General Electric, to lead the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. The GE chiarman has been outspoken about job growth—not in the United States but in China. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) hoped the appointment means Immelt has reformed [...]
American presidents made in China
BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 19 – As Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Washington, D.C., for a state visit, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) questioned why the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History gift shop sells busts of American presidents that are made in China. Sanders called the symbolism both “extraordinary” and “pretty pathetic.” “It appears that [...]
Vermont schools ink agreement with China
“This agreement opens the door for the parties to begin discussing and developing new mutually beneficial projects that link education to economic development in China and Vermont,” said Ali Sarafzade, Director of International Trade at the Vermont Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development.
Vermont Law School professor looks to beef up enforcement of China's anti-pollution laws
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — July 12, 2010 CONTACT: John Cramer, Associate Director of Media Relations SOUTH ROYALTON, VT –– David Mears is an accidental Sinophile. Never one to wander the globe, he’s focused his career on teaching and grassroots litigation close to home, mostly recently as an associate professor at Vermont Law School and director [...]
