China played the West for suckers at the Boondoggle in Bali. The WSJ explains:

BALI, Indonesia — China said Friday it will not consider mandatory cuts on greenhouse gases, saying the U.S. and other industrialized countries should take the lead in fighting climate change by embracing a less-extravagant lifestyle.

China, which some believed has surpassed the U.S. as the world’s top emitter of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases, also questioned the fairness of binding cuts when its per capita emissions are about one-sixth of those by the U.S.

It also noted that it’s only been pumping pollutants into the atmosphere for the last few decades, whereas the West has done so for much longer.

“China is in the process of industrialization and there is a need for economic growth to meet the basic needs of the people and fight against poverty,” said Su Wei, a member of the country’s delegation at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bali.

“I just wonder whether it’s fair to ask developing countries like China to take on binding targets or mandatory targets,” Mr. Su said. “I think there is much room for the United States to think whether it’s possible to change [its] lifestyle and consumption patterns in order to contribute to the protection of the global climate.”

China didn’t hit a false note. They have to “fight poverty”, while the West, particularly the US, should “change lifestyle.” Perfectly pitched for the suckers who swallow this tripe. Well done.

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