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>Realistically, there is little incentive for China to cut back on coal usage. How about the 10's of millions of their citizens being poisoned or dying from po

>Realistically, there is little incentive for China to cut back on coal usage. How about the 10's of millions of their citizens being poisoned or dying from pollution related illnesses? >The global economy needs China to keep on growing. They run trade imbalances with almost the entire world. The Chinese are not the best consumers. >Germany, arguably the most important economy in the world outside of China, India and the US is nearing recessions because of slowing Chinese consumer spending. Huh? >It's difficult to expect China to curb it's growth for the common good when more advanced economies ignored the science for decades How is China not a 1st world nation? Or not an advance economy?

goatinaboat 7y ago
How about the 10's of millions of their citizens being poisoned or dying from pollution related illnesses? The CCP didn’t blink when tens of millions died in a famine they created. They will sacrifice any number to maintain their regime.
bigpumpkin 7y ago
"How is China not a 1st world nation? Or not an advance economy?" Their per capita income is 15% of Americans'?
- vkou 7y ago
  That's because 2/3rds of the population are rural poor. The other 1/3rd live what are essentially first world lifestyles.
  - 40acres 7y ago
    But we're talking about the county as a whole.
deusofnull 7y ago
> How is China not a 1st world nation? Or not an advance economy? Whether or not you think China is a 1st world nation, a great deal of political logic in China evokes a historical animosity towards Western nations for actions during the Chinese "Century of Shame". China has certainly caught up in many ways but is still developing, and the biggest leaps in development are still only a generation or two deep.
taobility 7y ago
>How about the 10's of millions of their citizens being poisoned or dying from pollution related illnesses? Before you saying this, please update your source. Sorry, India is the most polluted country, and China is much better than lots of Asia countries, dear!

goatinaboat 7y ago

How about the 10's of millions of their citizens being poisoned or dying from pollution related illnesses? The CCP didn’t blink when tens of millions died in a famine they created. They will sacrifice any number to maintain their regime.

bigpumpkin 7y ago

"How is China not a 1st world nation? Or not an advance economy?" Their per capita income is 15% of Americans'?

vkou 7y ago
That's because 2/3rds of the population are rural poor. The other 1/3rd live what are essentially first world lifestyles.
- 40acres 7y ago
  But we're talking about the county as a whole.

deusofnull 7y ago

> How is China not a 1st world nation? Or not an advance economy? Whether or not you think China is a 1st world nation, a great deal of political logic in China evokes a historical animosity towards Western nations for actions during the Chinese "Century of Shame". China has certainly caught up in many ways but is still developing, and the biggest leaps in development are still only a generation or two deep.

taobility 7y ago

>How about the 10's of millions of their citizens being poisoned or dying from pollution related illnesses? Before you saying this, please update your source. Sorry, India is the most polluted country, and China is much better than lots of Asia countries, dear!