Workers unload coal at a storage site along a railway station in Hefei, Anhui province, China. Photo: Reuters Workers unload coal at a storage site along a railway station in Hefei, Anhui province, China. Photo: Reuters
Workers unload coal at a storage site along a railway station in Hefei, Anhui province, China. Photo: Reuters
China pollution
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The real reason for China’s U-turn on climate change

Environmental diplomacy may be Beijing’s best option to soothe relations amid tensions over territory

Topic |   China pollution
Coco Liu
Coco Liu

Updated: 12:31pm, 13 Feb, 2017

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Workers unload coal at a storage site along a railway station in Hefei, Anhui province, China. Photo: Reuters Workers unload coal at a storage site along a railway station in Hefei, Anhui province, China. Photo: Reuters
Workers unload coal at a storage site along a railway station in Hefei, Anhui province, China. Photo: Reuters
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