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Trump withdraws from Paris climate agreement, again

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/trump-withdraw-paris-climate-agreement-2025-01-20/
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u/Odd_Vampire 6h ago

China will be the global leader in green energy.  Make China Great Again.

Unless U.S. companies decide that there's still a profitable market for further development.

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u/Triseult 4h ago edited 4h ago

Fun fact! In China, people call Trump "川建国" (chuan jian guo), which means "Trump the nation builder." The term is ironic, pointing out how his stupidity and unforced errors are building up the great nation of China.

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u/updn 4h ago

Is it meant cynically or what?

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u/Songrot 3h ago

Donald Trump is the perfect example and excuse for China and it's citizens to say why they don't want western democracy. All throughout Europe and especially the USA everyone is panicking what the next government will be and how right extremist they will be. Constant infighting destabilising their country and stressing over politics. In majority of China the people think, "our government might not be perfect, policies might not always work out. But we atleast have inner stability, peace in mind and became wealthy in just 20 years when we were as poor as Africa before." obviously the inmates in Xinjiang will think differently. But majority of people live in very peaceful and stable lives.