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by Chen Li, Chinese Consul General in New York
I just got back from an unforgettable trip to Vermont. I came hoping to learn more and explore ways we might work together, and left with lasting impressions and fresh ideas for collaboration.
From the moment I arrived, the “Green Mountain State” lived up to its name. Rolling green hills, endless forests, and even solar panels scattered across the landscape. It’s clear Vermont takes clean energy seriously. In China we have a saying: “Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.” Both Vermont and China are pushing hard for green growth, and that gives us so much room to dream big together.
I visited a ski resort and I’d never seen anything like it. More than 100 trails! Vermont has about 650,000 residents, yet over 4 million skiers flock here each season. I’m already planning to come back in winter to feel that energy for myself.
Since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, winter sports have exploded in China. China’s already reached its goal of getting 300 million people involved. I would love to see more Vermont resorts bring their managerial expertise to and tap into the Chinese market, and I can’t wait for more Chinese skiers to discover and fall in love with Vermont’s trails—and probably its hot cocoa too.
I also explored the State House, City Hall, maple farms, and wandered through local streets. I learned Vermont is looking to grow in areas like housing, rail upgrades, and EV infrastructure, areas where Chinese companies may have something to share and contribute. And then there’s maple syrup! It’s still pretty new back in China. I tried it for the first time in Vermont, along with maple ice cream, and wow, it was amazing. I can’t help thinking: if more Vermont maple syrup makes it to China, people are going to love it.
But what really stayed with me was the kindness I felt everywhere in Vermont. Maybe because there aren’t many Asian faces around, people often went out of their way to smile, say hello, and ask if we needed help. The genuine hospitality made me, as a foreign visitor, feel safe, welcome and genuinely cared for.
Before I left, I stopped by Lake Champlain—the “sixth Great Lake.” Looking over the water, I pictured a future where Vermont maple syrup is on more Chinese tables, Chinese skiers are zipping down Vermont slopes, and we’re teaming up for a greener and brighter world.
Vermont, until next time!
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If Green was really Gold, then there would be windmills and solar farms all over China but there aren’t. The scam the Commiecrats sold us was to buy the windmills and solar farms from the Chinese for the United States while the Commiecrats and their friends invested their money in green energy to make billions for themselves. How did people of the same mindset that wanted to save the whales 20 to 30 years ago go to killing the whales now.
“A lie is as good as the truth if somebody believes it”. – Flip Wilson as Gearldine
I suspect you have never been to China. Most apartments and homes have their own individual solar collectors on the roof in every city and village and that was 10 years ago when I lived there.
Stephen there is no individual ownership in China, all collectively owned with the appearance of ‘private’ industry and ownership, but follow the money back it is all Party. Also they have the ‘Social Credit System’ where you are told what to do an punished for simple items to more complex for disobeying.
Some context:
As of early 2025, solar power accounts for approximately 10% of China’s total electricity generation, wind energy accounts for approximately 13%, coal-fired electricity generation accounts for approximately 58%, hydroelectric power accounts for approximately 9%, nuclear power accounts for approximately 4.5%, natural gas accounts for approximately 3%, and oil accounts for less than 1% of China’s total electricity generation. The remaining 1.5% of electric generation comes from Biomass, Geothermal, Tidal and Wave Energy.
China is also actively pursuing nuclear fusion as a potential source of electricity generation. In early 2025, its Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) achieved a world record by maintaining steady-state high-confinement plasma operation for 1,066 seconds (almost 18 minutes), a critical milestone in fusion research.
Furthermore, China does allow private property to some extent, but the framework and rights associated with it are distinct from those in the U.S.. For example, all land in China is owned by the state or collective entities. Individuals and companies can obtain land-use rights for a specified period (typically 70 years for residential use, 50 years for industrial use, and 40 years for commercial use), but they do not own the land itself. And property can be confiscated ‘for cause’ at almost any time.
It should also be noted that, here in Vermont, with the ever-increasing reliance on property taxes funding many State and Municipal programs (public schools in particular), regulation of property ownership is increasing…. i.e., ‘regulatory capture’ is on the rise here in the Peoples Republic of Vermont too.
Solar accounts for about 10% of the total electricity generation in the U.S.., wind energy accounts for approximately 11%, coal accounts for approximately 14%, hydroelectric power accounts for approximately 6%, nuclear power accounts for approximately 18%, natural gas accounts for approximately 40%, oil accounts for less than 0.4%, biomass accounts for less than 1%, geothermal energy accounts for less than 0.4%, tidal and wave energy together account for less than 0.1%.
And yes, the United States is also actively pursuing the development of nuclear fusion as a potential source of electric.
And yes, while ‘regulatory capture’ continues to impede private property rights in some States, like Vermont, the following States have increased property rights protections. Texas, Florida, Tennessee, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Idaho, making them attractive for property owners and investors.
Speaking of private property and free enterprise, on June 27, 2025, I posted the following text in response to the ‘White House responds to Balint’s comparing ICE agents to “vigilantes”’ article on VDC.
“I encourage everyone to read Governor of Plymouth Plantation, William Bradford’s account, as they considered how to deal with the Pilgrim’s pending starvation in 1623, only three years after they landed here.
“[T]o think how they might raise as much corn as they could, and obtain a better crop than they had done, that they might not still thus languish in misery…. that they should set corn every man for his own particular, and in that regard trust to themselves”.
“This had very good success, for it made all hands very industrious, so as much more corn was planted than otherwise would have been by any means the Governor or any other could use, and saved him a great deal of trouble, and gave far better content.”
“The experience that was had in this common course and condition, tried sundry years and that amongst godly and sober men, may well evince the vanity of that conceit of Plato’s and other ancients applauded by some of later times; that the taking away of property and bringing in community into a commonwealth would make them happy and flourishing; as if they were wiser than God.”
In case anyone doesn’t recognize Bradford’s sentiments, they are the first instance of any government in the Americas initiating the practice of free enterprise. And little did these Pilgrims realize that, 165 years later, their descendants would conceive of a constitutional republic designed to cast free enterprise in perpetuity.
Ironically, today, here in Vermont, our politicians are doing everything they can to undermine that very same governance that saved the Pilgrims from starvation.”
: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13TxNjuY9IBuaIl4Th5pbvb83PLuW7LvJ/view?usp=sharing
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In a pig’s eye ! I would not trust them as far as I could throw them !
The puff pieces submitted by government officials of China and blessed by the State of Vermont are quite confusing are they not? We are warned by the US Military, the US State Department, and the US Treasury that China is a threat – yet, States such as California, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, and Vermont convey the opposite? In light of BRICS, human rights violations, business ties to Iran and Venezuela, threats to Taiwan, allied with Russia – what is really going on here? Let’s roll back the time machine press statements from 2019 – courtesy of AI.
“In February 2019, Chinese Consul General in New York, Huang Ping, visited Vermont. He met with Vermont’s Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Secretary of State to discuss China-US relations and local cooperation. The visit focused on potential areas of collaboration, including Vermont’s dairy, beer, and winter sports industries, and participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the China International Import Expo. Specifically, Huang Ping noted that Vermont is a picturesque and resource-rich state with developed industries, and expressed the desire for greater collaboration in areas like the “Belt and Road” initiative and the China International Import Expo. He also mentioned the growing number of Chinese tourists and students visiting Vermont, indicating a positive trend in people-to-people exchanges.”
A quote from the Chinese Consolate, New York City press release in 2019 was Vermont is an “open oxygen bar” and the people here referred to as “unsophisticated.”
I have no beef with the Chinese people or their government. As an American, I question why our Federal government and our State government are on opposite sides regarding this very large and very powerful foreign country? Our enemy or our frenemy? A national security threat or not? Is it the global corporations such as Meta, Apple, Amazon, Blackrock, Oracle, Tesla, i.e. the Technocrats? Is it the faceless, nameless Masters of the muppets running our goverment? Are they all colluding globally, running rimshod over our government and our “inalienable” rights? Bone chilling, if one still has a conscience.
What happens when you mix skiing with the CCP?
We found out during the plandemic (the winter after the February, 2019 meeting with Huang Ping), when resorts forced masking in lift lines (STUPID!) under threat of being shut down by Prefectorate Captain Scott for failure to comply with enforcement of his mandates.
The Wuhan wiggle was a global test for obedience and compliance to the beast system – nothing more, nothing less. The next phase is “what is in your digital wallet and will you be able to access it without receiving their mark?” We’re being logged and scored for the digital prison or the alligator alley/alcatraz cot and three hots. Appears to be their plan anyway – their not hiding it anymore.
Definitely Melissa, the virus years, yes years, were an experiment on obedience for the export of the Chinese Social Justice System they are currently using there. You do as you are told, noncompliance means penalties ranging from being banned from public transportation, denied reservations while traveling, restricting what one can use their debit and credit cards on, for the low end to reassigning to being banned from certain purchase experiences, reduced food quantities, job firing and restrictions, a less desirable residential situation and prison/work camps on the extreme end. Looks like the Democrats in power here are hungry for this power, with the control of your spending with the push for the digital dollar and cash being illegal which can be turned off by the government at will.
It’s very obvious, China knows there’s money to be made, so kiss up to the givers. Separation of Government thinking and resident thinking. Gov wants money and China will be a partner, resident are fearful of China’s dominance. China has alternative plans, look at their record. They know exactly what to say to convince Gov people they are OK.: Example:
“Before I left, I stopped by Lake Champlain—the “sixth Great Lake.” Looking over the water, I pictured a future where Vermont maple syrup is on more Chinese tables, Chinese skiers are zip”
China is a threat, I have some 22 articles about their doings and more is in the works. Learn and discover. Finally Congress is taking up the China issue seriously(?). The next big challenge will be Taiwan, This guy in my opinion will smile at your face and will back stab you. The Indians have a name for people like that.
Just saw a headline on NTD News (TV) stating ” Defending Dollar is Key Component in US-China Trade Relations”
That spells M-O-N-E-Y!
Thinking out of the box and I’ve stated so previously, what happens if the Dollar collapses? The Chinese are very clever and can produce just about anything conceivable, look at their past and coming future. Q–what would happen IF they were to produce the US Dollar in all important denominations? They have the time and resources. Flood the market with 10-20-50-100’s that are undetectable. They could do it. It wouldn’t mean their economy would fail but would give a lot of superiority over the US and the US couldn’t negotiate nothing, couldn’t purchase any military supplies / parts. Foreign countries wouldn’t know what to do. Doesn’t take much imagination to think this. No one has addressed the potential. This Chen character would really think the Green Hills are Gold.
Lol. Well they definitely won’t be buying our maple syrup or skiing the Vermont countryside. At least not anywhere near the scale of how we buy the solar panel that pollute their poisoned land.