australia, foreign ownership of water resources, joyful view, water extraction

Despite Drought, Chinese Company Allowed to Extract Australian Water

Imagine living in a drought-stricken area and seeing the local government approve a foreign company to extract water from the land. This is what people from the Australian town of Stanthorpe now have to live with. The company, a Chinese-owned firm called “Joyful View Garden Real Estate Development Resort Pty Ltd,” has apparently been granted ...

Max Lu

A severe drought.