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Climate Justice with Chinese Characteristics?

After funneling hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure investment to developing countries, China has now launched a new grand concept geared toward sustainable development in the Global South. But, given its own slowing economy and entrenched political priorities, success is far from guaranteed.

LONDON – Since joining the World Trade Organization in 2001, China has regularly unveiled a grand new strategic concept every four years or so. Each has been deeply rooted in the Chinese political system and communicated via ambitious slogans (“A Harmonious World,” “New Types of Great Power Relations”). And all have reliably generated both excitement and confusion, both abroad and within China.

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