Any and all documents related to this “deal” should be made public and all interested parties — mainly the public, as the people will be affected by it more than anyone — should be able to access them and comment on them.

MOUs (memorandums of understanding) signed with the Chinese often end up in nothing, and are signed more than anything else “for the picture,” however, in this particular instance, I doubt that is the case. The Chinese are aggressively pursuing a strategy of what can be called economic imperialism. Although they claim the right to self rule and resent anything any individual or country may say in regards to their own doings and call everything and any such opinions outside meddling in the “internal affairs of China” they are stretching their tentacles and reaching out far and wide to meet their own interests.

The Chinese have a poor (lousy, absolutely appalling, to be more precise,) record when it comes to environmental policy and protecting people from harm; they simply don’t care and they hide the results of catastrophic environmental disasters, to keep people ignorant of what is really happening. Is anyone naive enough to think it will be different here?

They will come to WV and they will take over and they will ruin this great state — all the more, it’s not home for them, it’s on the other side of the world, so, who cares!?

WV will pay a high price for this deal!

The Chinese never, never, EVER, make a deal that does not benefit them far more than anyone else. What they leave behind in devastation and waste land. Thrasher decided to literally trash WV, Justice, does WV no justice at all, and all they see is the number being dangled in front of their noses like an ass follows the carrot, “Ah!, 80 + billion!” — but the price to pay will drag WV into environmental and economic bondage hell for generations to come; if the Chinese come to WV, it will happen!

There is no valid argument or excuse to hide records under the mantle of secrecy, and make them immune to disclosure. Those who fear nothing walk in the light; if it is good, show us why it is good, make it all public and disclose it all! If you want to hide it, it’s because something is not right.

Appalachian Mountain Advocates is right in wanting to FOIA this agreement and these documents into the light and see details, learn what it is all about.

I know from personal experience, having worked as a diplomat in China for more than 35 years and having dealt with the Chinese government and Chinese entities at many levels for that period of time, that they are not to be trusted when it comes to a deal like this.

Beware WV! If you think you know and have seen what devastation and destruction is, and what the natural gas pipelines are doing and what pollution of water, air, etc., is, all I can tell is, you ain’t seen anything yet!

KEEP THE CHINESE OUT OF WV! In fact, would be wise to keep them out of the USA all together — and no, this is not protectionism, I am speaking of, it’s protecting one’s right to life, to a cleaner environment, and not become another natural resources colony, another energy colony of China!

J. Barroso