Confucian thought and China's environmental dilemmas
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 08:30
in Earth & Climate
Conventional wisdom holds that China - the world's most populous country - is an inveterate polluter, that it puts economic goals above conservation in every instance. So China's recent moves toward an apparent environmentalism have raised some eyebrows. But should they? While China's leaders have historically chosen growth over sustainability, they have considered both alternatives and consequences to their actions.