Day: July 22, 2021

Advertisement The figure known only as “Program-Think” (编程随想) started blogging in 2009. Twelve years later, they have 712 posts to their (assumed) name on topics ranging from coding to self-development, but mostly on state repression and elite privilege in China. Their tech expertise allowed them to advise readers on circumventing the “Great Firewall.” They derided the ruling Communist Party as the Zhao clan, referencing the aristocratic family in a novella, “The True Story of Ah Q” by Lu Xun. In late May, some of Program-Think’s followers noticed they had not…

Advertisement Last week, China announced the launch of its national carbon emissions trading market. Although China’s plan was first proposed a decade ago, and the current version is far more limited in its scope than originally intended, Beijing is framing the trading program as an initial step toward deepening its commitment to addressing climate change. The move comes after the European Union’s European Green Deal, with plans for Europe to become the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and reduce carbon emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030. China’s…