Andrew Henry on Nostr: ` Beijing is clear it sees climate science as a geopolitical battleground. President ...
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Beijing is clear it sees climate science as a geopolitical battleground. President Xi Jinping has said he wants China to become a “weather superpower,” and made it a national priority to win the world’s second-largest economy a bigger say in global meteorological governance. To that end, the country boosted spending on climate diplomacy by nearly 500% from 2013 to 2023, following a tried-and-tested playbook of offering other nations financial help and support.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-12-11/trump-gives-china-a-shot-at-becoming-the-world-s-next-weather-superpower
Beijing is clear it sees climate science as a geopolitical battleground. President Xi Jinping has said he wants China to become a “weather superpower,” and made it a national priority to win the world’s second-largest economy a bigger say in global meteorological governance. To that end, the country boosted spending on climate diplomacy by nearly 500% from 2013 to 2023, following a tried-and-tested playbook of offering other nations financial help and support.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-12-11/trump-gives-china-a-shot-at-becoming-the-world-s-next-weather-superpower