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WorldMarch 18 2019

Is China leading the global green charge?

Having announced a war on pollution, China is now carving out a role as an advocate for environmental policies and, more importantly, a source of green finance. But will stalling domestic growth dampen its newfound fervour? Adrienne Klasa reports.
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As China rises to the forefront of the international economic system, it can sometimes feel to Western perceptions that the world has turned upside-down. 

The communist country is quickly gaining on the US to become the world’s largest economy. A place that embraced isolationism for centuries, it is now a leading advocate for global trade rules and multilateralism. Furthermore, the country previously known for having air so polluted that its schools sometimes need to be closed is now leading the global charge on climate change – as the US under the Trump administration continues to deny its impact.

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