Jun 17th 2021 TO HEAR CHINA’S Communist Party tell it, the nifty thing about autocracy is that it lets rulers plan for the long term. Apologists for one-party rule hail China’s leaders as enlightened technocrats who think in centuries, while decadent Western democracies struggle to see beyond the next election cycle. Listen to this story Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. By the autocrats’ logic, China should excel at tackling climate change. For it faces stark long-term risks. As…
China’s climate sincerity is being put to the test
