China's efforts in fighting climate change - 1
"China's carbon intensity in 2020 was 48.4 percent lower than 2005, which means it over-delivered on its commitment to cut carbon intensity by 40-45 percent from the 2005 level by 2020."
China's efforts in fighting climate change - 2
"China has prioritized the development of renewable energy. The proportion of non-fossil energy in its energy mix has been lifted to 15.9% last year,up 8.5 percentage points from 2005. It will raise the figure to around 25% by 2030."
China's efforts in fighting climate change - 2
"China has prioritized the development of renewable energy. The proportion of non-fossil energy in its energy mix has been lifted to 15.9% last year,up 8.5 percentage points from 2005. It will raise the figure to around 25% by 2030."
China's efforts in fighting climate change - 3
"China has also been rapidly reducing its energy consumption intensity. From 2011 to 2020, it has cut energy consumption intensity by 28.7%, one of the fastest in the world."
"During the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) period, China saw average annual economic growth of 5.7% with an average energy consumption growth of 2.8%, and the amount of energy it saved during the period accounted for about half of the global total."
China's efforts in fighting climate change - 4
"China's new energy industry is witnessing strong growth. China has topped the world in new energy vehicle output and sales for the last six years. The country's NEV fleet surpassed 6 million in June."
China's efforts in fighting climate change - 5
"By the end of 2020, China was the largest producer of PV cells and modules, and led in the world in newly-added PV capacity for eight years in a row."
"Estimates from market intelligence business Wood Mackenzie sees China’s photovoltaic panel installations hit a cumulative total of 370 GWdc by 2024 - more than double the US’s capacity at that point."
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In term of real economy, China has surpassed the US back in 2008 - if you don't count all the virtual wealth generated by the financial, insurance, medical industry.
China not only produces more stuff than the US, but the next 7 members combined.
This NYT author, Peng👇, an American of 1/8 Uighur blood who's never been to China is completely ignorant of Uyghur culture, yet instead of attributing this to their family's assimilation as US immigrants, she attributes it to Beijing's alleged cruelty.🤪 nytimes.com/2021/01/10/opi…
In an opinion piece published in The New York Times, the author, Peng, utilized her one-eighth Uighur heritage to portray herself and her family as victims of the so-called "genocide" perpetrated by the Government of China.
At the same time, she admits that she has lived in the United States all her life and is therefore less familiar with China and Chinese society.
[MIT Technology Review] How did China come to dominate the world of electric cars?
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[Year 1992] Qian Xuesen wrote to the then Chinese Vice Premier Zou Jiahua to simply bypass ICE cars and start looking at EV. The ball started rolling since then.😭 technologyreview.com/2023/02/21/106…
TL;DR
Early 2000’s the Chinese government recognized that they would never be competitive with ICE and Hybrid tech since others already have a huge lead.
They took a big risk and made a bet on the nascent EV technology. They also recognized that the tech would solve some of their pressing issues with pollution.
In 1964, France became the first major Western nation to establish diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China, marking 60 years of relations this year.
(On 19 June 1954, Premier Zhou Enlai and French Prime Minister Pierre Mendès France in Switzerland.)
Premier Zhou Enlai meets with Edgar Faure (middle), former French Prime Minister and representative of French President Charles de Gaulle in October 1963.👇
On 27 January 1964, China and France issued the communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations.
On 31 January, Charles de Gaulle declared France's official recognition of new China in a press conference attended by over a thousand reporters in the Elysee Palace.
Her name is Liu Mingqun, a cleaning worker in Beijing's Shijingshan District and also one of the representatives of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's highest authority.
In this year's two sessions, she submitted a motion on "more efficient waste separation".
Her name is Yu Yang, a nurse from a hospital in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province and also one of the representatives of the NPC, China's highest authority.
In this year's two sessions, she submitted a motion on "regulating the management of 'Internet+Nursing Services'".
His name is Zou Bin, a worker from a state-owned construction company in Hunan Province and also one of the representatives of the NPC, China's highest authority.
In this year's two sessions, he submitted a motion on "traditional migrant workers to new industrial workers".
"If you sanction me, I must take revenge against you and launch corresponding sanctions, otherwise I will be weak."
This is NOT a common perception in Chinese society.
We are "Sure revenge is necessary, but the method may not be reciprocal. How to do it is left to professionals."
In the west, the way of revenge is centered on politics, not interests. No one cares whether doing so will bring greater benefits to society or cause greater harm.
In China, we're full of patience and believe that professional officials can handle it better than public sentiment.
There is a proverb in the Chinese world: If a dog bites you, it does not mean that you have to bite the dog too.
There are many ways to take revenge, you must choose the one that is most beneficial to you.