Politics
China’s Rising Ultra-Nationalism Complicates Xi’s Climate Ambitions
An increasingly vocal faction of society views some green measures as bending to demands from hostile Western powers.
Photographer: Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
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The past year has seen some of the most encouraging steps from China to curb its emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases. But an increasingly vocal nationalist faction of society is making some progress difficult.