> Like they give a shit about their citizens lives. They can't maintain a monopoly on production capability if they try to meet carbon goals. I might actually respect the chinese if they didn't lie about their motivations and weren't insipid bug people. The author of the article agrees with you: > To no thinking person’s surprise, 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. > Greens had been pointing to China’s efforts at cutting carbon emissions as an example other nations should follow. As it turns out, President Xi knows that cutting emissions will cut growth—something Xi is not willing to do.