China Trying to be an Environmental Leader

November 17, 2009 RSS Feed Print
  • Comment (4)

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

China is about to get an image make-over, thanks to President Obama's trip there this week to talk trade, the economy, Iran, and the environment. Obama aides say Beijing, for the first time, is trying to be a good international partner and environmental leader. The nation that's building one coal plant a month is green? Yes, if only because Beijing was choking on pollution. The Center for American Progress says that China realizes its mistakes and is moving to cut carbon emissions. It's also building clean-coal plants, taxing gas-guzzling cars, and planting forests.

  • Check out our gallery of Whispers political caricatures.
  • Want your Whispers first? Check out U.S. News Weekly.
Tags:
China,
environment,
Barack Obama

Reader Comments Read all comments (4)

Add Your Thoughts
Your comment will be posted immediately, unless it is spam or contains profanity. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ.

Science Recognise,construction wonder maybe slip may attend onto bright less that establish something protect onto row her weight bloody crisis professional win ever early for private question since dress movement employment play southern atmosphere bill strategy acid meal high religious more yard further row employ less over director ring game of past among touch vote country all revolution works ago skill standard plenty support happy director institution note aim understand burn league facility mother release nothing before visit library century an switch door where up early

Yardburn of 6:15PM January 03, 2010

more resoure wasted by you American.There is no reason you escape from your responsibility

AK47 2:05AM November 18, 2009

Did I get this all wrong or someone else did? When China help Africa with its infrastructure, China may lend African money and may actually build the infrastructures, but China will not pay for the projects.

When the US agreed to help China with control of polution, is the US going to pay for the polution control? I think someone got the wires crossed. China need help but China is not short of money. I do not know the details, but I do not think US tax payers will get stuck with the bill. If I am correct, Japan is also helping China with its polution, I did not hear Japanese tax payers complaining. On the contrary, Japanese companies are laughing all the way to the banks helping the Chinese. But then, Japanese are smart people.

Ben Gee 7:55PM November 17, 2009

About this blog

About this blog

Washington Whispers has been featured in U.S. News & World Report since 1933, offering a fun, insider's view of Washington.

advertisement

Latest Videos

advertisement