Author: Xinyue Li
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Climate Transition in the Context of Biodiversity Conservation
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The United Nations (UN) held two flagship conferences of the parties (COP) at the end of 2022 to discuss a wide range of environment-related issues. The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) engaged stakeholders from different areas in government, academia, NGOs, the private sector, and Indigenous communities to combat biodiversity degradation. The…
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UN Ocean Conference: It’s the best and last opportunity for us to take action
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Biodiversity, especially in marine and coastal ecosystems, is a core foundation for sustainable development and the source of livelihood for a large part of humanity. Currently, more than 3.5 billion people depend on the ocean as their primary food source, and 15% of all animal protein consumed by humans derives…
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Shanghai’s Struggle Between Safety and Political Goals in the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Reaching over 500,000 confirmed cases, Shanghai has become the most serious hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemic in China since the outbreak in Wuhan in 2020. China has been experiencing several waves of the pandemic in different parts of the country; however, the current outbreak rocking Shanghai poses the greatest threat…
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China is Working on Green Recovery Through New Infrastructure Policies
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China’s Central Economic Working Conference raised the New Infrastructure concept in 2018, including 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), industrial internet and Internet of Things (IoT). In April 2020, to cope with the negative socio-economic impact brought about by the pandemic, the National Development and Reform Commission released a revised categorization of…