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EPISODE · Mar 12, 2021 · 21 MIN

Voice for CHOICE #6: Evaluating China's Environmental Record with Isabel Hilton

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The podcast is also available on Google Podcasts, Breaker, PocketCasts, and Soundcloud. As both the EU-China CAI 17+1 summit begin to fade from view and more challenges yet emerge for China and their relations with both the EU and CEE nations, the Voice for CHOICE  podcast is picking up on one of China's evermore present promises in such high-profile meetings and agreements in 2021, that of climate cooperation It is a topic rife with contradictions both in China's domestic actions and its initiatives abroad, such as the BRI in CEE nations. However, as China is the world's most populous nation and its largest polluter in absolute terms, it is a topic that affects us all and is thus worthy of keen attention. Make the right CHOICE and tune in! This month’s show features analysis from: Isabel Hilton,  Founder and Senior advisor to China Dialogue, an independent organisation aimed at understanding and analyzing of China’s environmental challenges. Show Notes: Room for improvement on environment and labour provisions in the draft Comprehensive Agreement on Investment-China Dialogue China's Latest Five Year Plan Addresses Climate Change...But Is It Enough? Empty Shell No More, CHOICE's groundbreaking paper on 17+1 Full text of Xi Jinping's 17+1 Keynote Speech This podcast is hosted by Kevin Curran

The podcast is also available on Google Podcasts, Breaker, PocketCasts, and Soundcloud. As both the EU-China CAI 17+1 summit begin to fade from view and more challenges yet emerge for China and their relations with both the EU and CEE nations, the Voice for CHOICE  podcast is picking up on one of China's evermore present promises in such high-profile meetings and agreements in 2021, that of climate cooperation It is a topic rife with contradictions both in China's domestic actions and its initiatives abroad, such as the BRI in CEE nations. However, as China is the world's most populous nation and its largest polluter in absolute terms, it is a topic that affects us all and is thus worthy of keen attention. Make the right CHOICE and tune in! This month’s show features analysis from: Isabel Hilton,  Founder and Senior advisor to China Dialogue, an independent organisation aimed at understanding and analyzing of China’s environmental challenges. Show Notes: Room for improvement on environment and labour provisions in the draft Comprehensive Agreement on Investment-China Dialogue China's Latest Five Year Plan Addresses Climate Change...But Is It Enough? Empty Shell No More, CHOICE's groundbreaking paper on 17+1 Full text of Xi Jinping's 17+1 Keynote Speech This podcast is hosted by Kevin Curran

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