Zhao offers a quick history of China's foreign policy since 1949 and then offers a provocative assessment of it today.
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Zhang, The River, the Plain, and the State: An Environmental Drama in Northern Song China, 1048-1128, 2016.
Mahesh Rangarajan reviewed Ling Zhang's book for the History of Asia discussion list. It is republished here via Creative Commons license.
For China, climate change is no hoax -- it's a business, political opportunity

Originally published by UPI on December 7, 2016. Written by Matthew Kahn.
Matthew Kahn Discusses His Book "Blue Skies over Beijing"

Matthew Kahn, an economic expert on climate change policy and USC professor, looks at life in China's cities from the personal perspectives of the rich, middle class, and poor, and how they cope with the stresses of pollution.
Video: Matthew Kahn on Economic Growth And The Environment In China

Matthew Kahn, an economic expert on climate change policy and USC professor, looks at life in China's cities from the personal perspectives of the rich, middle class, and poor, and how they cope with the stresses of pollution.
John Kerry, “Remarks at the US-China Meeting on Oceans,” June 6, 2016
Secretary of State Kerry spoke at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. The Oceans meeting was part of this year’s Strategic and Economic Dialogue.
Environmental Progress Likely for China, Professor Predicts
Urban economist is upbeat about the country’s future and fascinated by California’s coastal cities
U.S.-China Climate Leaders Summit, Los Angeles, September 22, 2015

The U.S. – China Climate Leaders Summit fulfills a key element of the U.S.-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change by Presidents Obama and Xi last November, and helps to ensure that the ambitious actions to address climate change that both leaders committed to will be implemented at the state and local level, where they matter most.
Wilson Center, "A Global Choke Point Report: China's Water-Energy-Food Roadmap," February 18, 2015
This bilingual report builds on the China Environment Forum’s (CEF) extensive research in partnership with Circle of Blue, and draws heavily on a weeklong exchange with American and Chinese water, energy, and food experts that took place in China in August 2013.
US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, “China’s Rare Earths Industry and its Role in the International Market,” Nov. 3, 2010
This staff background report was written by Lee Levkowitz and Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga.
Congressional Research Service, “China and the United States—A Comparison of Green Energy Programs and Policies,” April 30, 2014
This CRS article was written by Richard J. Campbell, a specialist in energy policy.
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