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Originally Posted by MarchHare
I agree with this completely, but at the same time, we (meaning the Western democratic nations) must take the initiative and show a leadership position on this issue. We'd be a bunch of hypocrites if we lectured China about cutting back their greenhouse emissions if we weren't also doing the same.
So I guess what I'd really support is a two-pronged strategy: set a positive example for the rest of the world first and then try to get them to follow.
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I don't buy that at all. China has middle empire syndrome, they don't care what the rest of the world does, and they certainly believe themselves to be a leader that everybody follows.
If we follow Kyoto, China is going to take advantage of it, as are the other developing nations.
The only way that your going to get China to even think about cutting its emissions instead of ramping up thier industty is to slap sanctions on thier products coming off of thier assembly lines until they fall into place.
Remember that China is a country that dosen't respect product patents or international law if it goes against thier goals and aims.
This is one of the reasons why I'm against Kyoto, because to me, its basically a handicapper for the developed nations, and a wealth transfer systems that might or might not benefit the environment.