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catsudon

(884 posts) Thu Jan 27, 2022, 01:54 PM Jan 2022

Source: the guardian

China’s President Xi Jinping told Communist Party leaders that saving the planet from global warming won’t come at the expense of China’s economic growth or the comfort of its people.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/26/xi-jinping-warns-chinas-low-carbon-ambitions-must-not-interfere-with-normal-life

where's the suprised pikachu meme?

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Low-carbon ambitions must not interfere with 'normal life', says Xi Jinping [View all] catsudon Jan 2022 OP

The planet is a fixed size. tinrobot Jan 2022 #1

And can President Xi Jinping PatSeg Jan 2022 #4

"We will find more Lebensraum" dalton99a Jan 2022 #5

good point I forgot that Beijing isn't on the coast. thanks! :) nt Javaman Jan 2022 #12

And didn't the first bush president say something similar? not fooled Jan 2022 #8

The Chinese people will definitely suffer. roamer65 Jan 2022 #10

Did he really say that? Farmer-Rick Jan 2022 #11

"China plans 43 new coal-fired power plants", not surprising, eh? Shanti Shanti Shanti Jan 2022 #13

How is Xi's statement different than any leader in the West? former9thward Jan 2022 #16

That seems to be the position of the U.S.A. as well. hunter Jan 2022 #17