https://www.scmp.com/rss/323687/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Barack Obama’s presidency did not bring about the purposeful environmental leadership the world expected, but it did usher in a new climate of environmental consciousness in the US, one that the Trump administration appears set on reversing. China, meanwhile, has grown from being labelled the “world’s largest absolute emitter” to an emerging global environmental leader. It has committed to supporting climate negotiations, as well as the implementation of the Paris ­climate accord. It has also... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2107810/china-must-lead-helping-africa-take-real-action?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2107810/china-must-lead-helping-africa-take-real-action?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:20:52 +0000 Recently, several news organisations reported on the execution of Jia Jinglong, from Beigaoying village in Hebei (河北) province, who was sentenced to death in 2015 for the murder of a village chief. Jia had shot He Jianhua to death with a modified nail gun, in revenge for the forced demolition of his home in 2013. Jia’s sentence and eventual execution was greeted by a huge chorus of disapproval around the world. Yet, the case is just one of a long list of killings, suicides and self-immolations... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2052476/forced-evictions-are-destroying-society-china-and-elsewhere?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2052476/forced-evictions-are-destroying-society-china-and-elsewhere?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Dec 2016 04:34:58 +0000