Donald Trump’s candidacy plays into the hands of China’s propaganda apparatus, which seeks to portray the United States as bigoted and unstable. Already there are subtle signs China’s leaders are rooting for Trump to win. Possibly they’d prefer the flacid flexibility of Trump to the rigidity of Hillary Clinton, who has been outspoken in criticizing…
Category: Environment
Smoke, mirrors and sustainability
China’s air pollution crisis is nowhere close to being solved. Yet water – the lack of clean, plentiful supplies – may be a bigger threat to the country’s economy. And pollution issues of all kinds are an increasing source of social unrest, posing another challenge for the Communist Party and its hold on power. 2015…
Stuart Leavenworth 