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2008-11-07 China-Japan-Koreas

China: Rich nations should ditch 'unsustainable' lifestyles

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-11-07 11:01|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 Why in the hell is China of all ppl preaching about climate change. They alone are prob doing more damge than half the nations on earth combined and i don't remember any US rivers being poisoned this year and how many did they killl before they let the cat out of the bag about that one?

Posted by chris 2008-11-07 11:11|| 2008-11-07 11:11|| Front Page Top

#2 What a crock of crap.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-11-07 11:58|| 2008-11-07 11:58|| Front Page Top

#3 This guy has the guts to stand in Beijing, gasping for breath, talking about 'unsustainable' policies?
What a choad. What a one-way little mother f*cker.
And when are we going to quit calling China a 'developing country'?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-11-07 12:02|| 2008-11-07 12:02|| Front Page Top

#4 They should consider the law of unintended consequences before making pronouncements like this. For most industrialized nations, the first thing to go if they were to abandon 'unsustainable lifestyles" would be all the trinkets imported from China. Sustainable lifestyles are built on domestic production. China would implode faster than the housing bubble.

Posted by RWV 2008-11-07 12:03|| 2008-11-07 12:03|| Front Page Top

#5 "The financial crisis is definitely going to affect international climate change policy," he said.

Good. When the planet doesn't melt away or turn into a block of ice, maybe people will finally realize what bullshit this is.

Posted by tu3031 2008-11-07 12:11|| 2008-11-07 12:11|| Front Page Top

#6 98 pound trophy wives driving Ford Excursions, thats a problem

Posted by Angoger Black9540 2008-11-07 13:31|| 2008-11-07 13:31|| Front Page Top

#7 Better yet save 2% of US GDP and quit importing from China. That will have multiplier effect on reducing CO2 and make US lifestyles a heck of a lot more sustainable.

Posted by ed 2008-11-07 13:38|| 2008-11-07 13:38|| Front Page Top

#8 ed is right on the mark. Premier Wen Jiabao---we agree with your statement of ditching unsustainable lifestyles. We will start with imported cheap and toxic items from your country. Beware of what you wish for.

I will implement your policy immediately with my family. Thank you for opening my eyes.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-11-07 14:39|| 2008-11-07 14:39|| Front Page Top

#9 Where will we import "stuff" from? It seems to me the latte-sipping wing of the American people now considers factories dirty, and working in them far beneath them.

What to do?

Posted by Grenter, Protector of the Geats 2008-11-07 16:38|| 2008-11-07 16:38|| Front Page Top

#10 IIRC, PRAVDA [paraph]> At least under Communism Soviet citizens [Russian/National]were poor but optimistic.

DARE BECOMES:

MSM-NET > 2009-2016 [beyond?] > At least under OWG-NWO + GLOBAL SOCIALISM, Fascist = Limited Communist-Whom are-Weirdly-and-Mysteriously-But-Only-Coincidentally-PCorrectly/Deniably-NOT-"REAL/FULL COMMUNISTS" American = Amerikan citizens were poor but optimistic???

* WORLD MIL FORUM POSTER(S) [paraph/Chinese = Chinglish Translation] > COLD WAR US LEFTIST POLITICIANS HAVE MADE AMERICA INTO A VEILED/SHADOW SOCIALIST STATE. WORLD JUST NEEDS PRESIDENT OBAMA AND SUCCESSORS TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL. AMERICA IS FINISHED???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-11-07 18:26|| 2008-11-07 18:26|| Front Page Top

#11 At least under Communism Soviet citizens [Russian/National]were poor but optimistic.

Half of an imaginary loaf is better than no loaf at all.

Posted by SteveS 2008-11-07 19:21|| 2008-11-07 19:21|| Front Page Top

#12 China: Rich nations should ditch 'unsustainable' lifestyles
Phew!!
That lets the US off the hook.

Posted by tipper 2008-11-07 20:20|| 2008-11-07 20:20|| Front Page Top

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