Flashback - Bloomberg Says China’s Leader Is Addressing Pollution: ‘They Listen to the Public’

‘The Communist Party wants to stay in power in China and they listen to the public’

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HOOVER: "China accounts for roughly 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions."
BLOOMBERG: "Yeah."
HOOVER: "How do we — even if we get to net zero, how do you get China, India and the other countries to be good partners?"
BLOOMBERG: "China is doing a lot. Yes, they're still building a bunch of coal-fired power plants — "
HOOVER: "And they're still burning coal."
BLOOMBERG: "Yes, they are. But they are now moving plants away from the cities. The communist party wants to stay in power in China, and they listen to the public. When the public says, 'I can’t breathe the air,' Xi Jinping is not a dictator, he has to satisfy his constituents or he’s not going to survive."
HOOVER: "He’s not a dictator?"

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