On top ofthat, manyAustralian companies have signedprofitablecommercialcontracts with their Chinese counterparts. Arecentexample is the LNGexportagreement worth AU$ 90 billion.
Gov. Pat Quinn today signed an agreement with China to export as much as 30 million pounds of Asian carp a year from the Illinois River, a move aimed at reducing the population of the invasive species downstate.