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China, Third Plenum: Xi promises modernization by 2029, but glosses over domestic crisis

China, Third Plenum: Xi promises modernization by 2029, but glosses over domestic crisis

“Further deepening the broad effort on reforms and promoting Chinese-style modernization.” All by 2029, the year in which the People's Republic will celebrate its 80th anniversary. This ...

Wang Yao: This is How China Finances Biodiversity

Wang Yao: This is How China Finances Biodiversity

China is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Its 960 million hectares of land include mountain ranges (such as the Himalayas) and plateaus, vast deserts and immense grasslands, boreal...

China: the year of the Dragon is the year of new productive forces

China: the year of the Dragon is the year of new productive forces

Now that the New Year festivities are over, all attention in China has shifted to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where from March 4 to 11 the so-called Two Sessions (Liang Hui), the P...

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The "sustainable" bioplastic that pollutes Bangkok's air

This is the first article of the three-part series Bioplastic: green innovation or another plastic problem? an international investigation jointly published by Renewable Matter ‒ along with Eu Obs...