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Photo Release: Governor Brown Meets with Chinese Consul General Yuan Nansheng
SACRAMENTO - On the heels of last weekend’s meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today met with Consul General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco, Yuan Nansheng. The meeting builds on the...
read morePhoto Release: Governor Brown Meets with President Xi of the People’s Republic of China
INDIAN WELLS - Building on California's close ties with China, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today met with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China. The meeting, which lasted more than 40 minutes, covered an array of topics, including bilateral...
read moreGovernor Brown to Welcome President Obama to Palm Springs on Friday, Meet with President Xi of the People’s Republic of China on Saturday
PALM SPRINGS - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will greet President Barack Obama at the Palm Springs Airport on Friday and meet with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China in Palm Springs on Saturday. The Governor’s meeting with President Xi follows a...
read moreGovernor Brown Signs Legislation to Help Businesses Get Started, Hire More Quickly in California
SACRAMENTO - Moving to help California businesses get started and hire more quickly, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed AB 113 (Assembly Budget Committee), which directs additional funds to the Secretary of State’s Office to accelerate the state’s business...
read moreGovernor Brown Meets with Shenzhen Party Secretary, Tours Electric Vehicle Manufacturer on Last Leg of China Trade and Investment Mission
SHENZHEN, CHINA - On the final day of California’s weeklong trade and investment mission, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. visited Shenzhen, one of China’s top high tech and manufacturing hubs. Governor Brown on Tuesday met with Shenzhen Party Secretary Wang Rong and...
read moreGovernor Brown Commits to Expanding Cooperation on Trade, Investment and Climate Change with China’s Largest Provincial Economy
GUANGZHOU, CHINA - On day six of California’s trade and investment mission to China, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. committed to building stronger ties with China’s most populous and economically productive province, Guangdong. In Guangdong’s capital city on Monday,...
read moreCalifornia Strengthens Partnership with Sister-State in China
NANJING, CHINA - Moving to expand collaboration between California and its Chinese sister-state, Jiangsu, on climate change, technology, education and tourism, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed an agreement with the province’s top government official on Sunday, day...
read morePhoto Release: Governor Brown’s Trade and Investment Mission in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, CHINA - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. opened the California-China Office of Trade and Investment - the state's first foreign trade office in a decade - and spoke at Visit California's news conference Friday in Shanghai. Today’s office opening followed remarks...
read moreGovernor Brown Meets with Shanghai’s Party Secretary
SHANGHAI, CHINA - On the fourth full day of California’s trade and investment mission to China, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. met with Shanghai’s top government official, Party Secretary Han Zheng. The two leaders discussed ways California - America’s most populous...
read moreGovernor Brown Calls for Shared Commitment on Climate Change in Remarks at Tsinghua University
BEIJING, CHINA - Speaking at one of China’s preeminent universities, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. called for unified action to combat climate change on Thursday. “We’re in one world. We’ve got one big problem and we all have to work on it. And what’s beautiful and...
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