- 04 Nov 2021 22:12
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As the US suffers from pandemic, political and environmental woes, the assumption is that China is ready to fill a power vacuum created by US weakness. But what if climate change is an equal opportunity crippler of imperial power?
Chinese government projections paint a worrying vision of the future: rising sea levels threatening major coastal cities, including Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, and melting glaciers and permafrost imperiling western China’s water supply and grand infrastructure projects such as the railroads across the Tibetan plateau.
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/ordinary-people-suffer-china-farms-face-climate-woes-80917271
At some point, enough environmental damage may create obstacles to China’s ability to project power. For example, if major ports are damaged by rising seas and extreme weather, where will China’s ships safely dock?
Chinese government projections paint a worrying vision of the future: rising sea levels threatening major coastal cities, including Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, and melting glaciers and permafrost imperiling western China’s water supply and grand infrastructure projects such as the railroads across the Tibetan plateau.
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/ordinary-people-suffer-china-farms-face-climate-woes-80917271
At some point, enough environmental damage may create obstacles to China’s ability to project power. For example, if major ports are damaged by rising seas and extreme weather, where will China’s ships safely dock?
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