EARLIER this year,on April 3,when U.S.President Donald Trump unveiled his extraordinary raft of tariff measures to the world,Chinese President Xi Jinping was sending a different message to the international community...EARLIER this year,on April 3,when U.S.President Donald Trump unveiled his extraordinary raft of tariff measures to the world,Chinese President Xi Jinping was sending a different message to the international community–he was planting trees on the outskirts of Beijing.To get a sense of the depth of Xi Jinping’s commitment to environmental efforts,it is instructive to read his own words on the topic.The chapter on the building of a Beautiful China in the fifth volume of Xi Jinping:The Governance of China provides a helpful summary of China’s contemporary priorities in environmental governance.It contains excerpts of several speeches,most notably the speech Xi delivered at the National Conference on Eco-Environmental Protection on July 17,2023.展开更多
文摘EARLIER this year,on April 3,when U.S.President Donald Trump unveiled his extraordinary raft of tariff measures to the world,Chinese President Xi Jinping was sending a different message to the international community–he was planting trees on the outskirts of Beijing.To get a sense of the depth of Xi Jinping’s commitment to environmental efforts,it is instructive to read his own words on the topic.The chapter on the building of a Beautiful China in the fifth volume of Xi Jinping:The Governance of China provides a helpful summary of China’s contemporary priorities in environmental governance.It contains excerpts of several speeches,most notably the speech Xi delivered at the National Conference on Eco-Environmental Protection on July 17,2023.
