Subject: Re: Chinese Wind Power Group to Build Factory in Nevada
From: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Michael Muldoon" <[email-masked]>, "Devon Archer" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:06:54 -0500

Almost all labor in China is "unionized" as a result of the Communist
system, but not necessarily in a way that U.S. Labor cares about.  U.S.
labor will say that it still doesn't help prevent use of child labor, fair
wages, etc., which is all true.   All Labor truly cares about it is
creating/preserving U.S. Labor jobs in the U.S. and I am sure they are
suspicious of Chinese companies commitment to that.  That said, I suspect
Chinese companies will look to let their U.S. factories organize if the
Chinese saw that it was to their advantage.

On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Neil Callahan <
[email-masked]> wrote:

>  To finish the point – we know labor is strong in Europe, especially
> Germany and France.
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> *From:* Neil Callahan [mailto:[email-masked]]
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:44 PM
> *To:* 'Eric Schwerin'; 'Hunter Biden'; 'Michael Muldoon'; 'Devon Archer'
> *Subject:* RE: Chinese Wind Power Group to Build Factory in Nevada
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> I wonder what Labor’s point of view is on labor in China or Chinese
> operations in the US?  Is any of the labor in China Unionized?
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> *From:* Eric Schwerin [mailto:[email-masked]]
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:05 PM
> *To:* Hunter Biden; Michael Muldoon; Devon Archer; Neil Callahan
> *Subject:* Chinese Wind Power Group to Build Factory in Nevada
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>  Chinese Wind Power Group to Build Factory in Nevada
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> The power plant will be in Texas but the wind turbine factory will be in
> the Silver State.
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> Chinese companies know technology -- and the U.S. political system, too.
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> China's A-Power Energy Generation Systems said it will build a previously
> announced U.S. wind turbine assembly facility in Nevada, a move that U.S.
> Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid saluted.
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> Last year, A-Power, along with Shenyang Power Group, U.S. Renewable Energy
> Group and Cielo Wind Power announced plans to build a  $1.5 billion,
> 600-megawatt wind farm in Texas. China's A-Power Generation said it would
> provide the wind turbines and a Chinese bank said it would provide
> financing. After Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) complained *that the
> project would lead to 2,800 jobs in China and 240 in the U.S., A-Power
> announced it would build a factory in the U.S. that would employ 1,000*<http://.%20http/www.greentechmedia.com/green-light/post/chinese-wind-power-maker-to-set-up-factory-in-u.s/>.
> So now Schumer and Reid are placated and in a few years people in Texas will
> get power.
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> Just so no one misses the historic significance of this announcement, this
> is a Chinese manufacturer building a factory in the U.S. to supply equipment
> to a power provider largely funded and managed by Chinese companies. China
> is opting not to leverage its own low domestic labor costs. Nevada wages may
> be low, but they aren't as low as the wages offered in China. This is an
> example of how management, technological ability, financial and marketing
> savvy have grown in China in recent years.
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> Suntech Power Holdings is building a solar assembly plant in China.
> Meanwhile, BYD and Coda plan to bring electric cars built with Chinese
> batteries and factories to the U.S. Coda's battery partner has a $450
> million loan from a Chinese bank.
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> What does this mean? Like Japanese companies and South Korean companies
> before them, Chinese companies are graduating from serving as
> behind-the-scenes manufacturers and becoming global brand names in their own
> right -- and *it is happening in energy first*<http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/is-alternative-energy-chinas-path-to-a-brand/>.
> In fact, there is a *good chance your next employer will come from China.*<http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/will-your-next-employer-come-from-china/>
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> Eric D. Schwerin
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