Depending on China for Californiaÿs fiscal salvation is suicide for our state. When China
invests in a state or a nation, they demand control in exchange for the money. Italy and
Iran did this and now they are paying the price with a brunt of the COVID-19 infections
and deaths.
I understand that Californiaÿs public retirement funds need money, but we should not be in
a bed with a nation who systematically murders Muslims and jails dissidents. If we are not
investing in tobacco and firearms industries, we should also be socially responsible in not
investing in China. We need to protect our sovereignty as a nation and a state when it
comes to China.
Freddie Rodriguez and Sabrina Cervantes are both on the committee that deals with these
issues in the State Assembly and they should recognize the reality that policies need to
change in who we invest with.

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