But his proposals to import more mainland high-tech talent and coordinate with Guangdong province on combating cross-border pollution and developing the Pearl River delta are important first steps.

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The agreement with China Guangdong has expired, said First Solar spokesman Ted Meyer.

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Shortly after, First Solar signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop the first phase of the project with China Guangdong Nuclear Solar Energy Development, which was founded the month after First Solar was awarded the Ordos project.

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He's a senior journalist with Southern Metropolitan Magazine based in Southern Guangdong Province.

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Devaluation fears along with loss of confidence following the collapse of Guangdong International Trust and Investment Corp.

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The overseas Chinese also spearhead China's global expansion: Africa, for example, is dotted with Chinese malls that sell the latest gadgets from Guangdong.

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Sichuan in the Southwest, Jilin in the Northeast and several parts of Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Guizhou provinces were also hit with heavy flooding in June and July 2010.

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