I hope, as China is the world’s largest polluter. Even as emissions went down slightly, China remains among the worst polluters, and the country isn’t on track to meet the Paris goal.

Some analysts fear, however, that China’s emissions have plateaued only as the economy has slowed down.

When the People’s Republic of China was established in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party nationalized large parts of the land and property across the country. Under Chinese law, the state owns 100% of the land, while dwellers receive some sort of ‘lease right’ to live on the land. They have what I’d call ‘nominal possession’ (I don’t know whether this is the correct legal term as I am not a legal person, but it means that the land and buildings are owned by the state, while people are given a ‘right to live’ on the land).

The housing laws and property rights have slightly changed over time in China, particularly in the 1980s when these ‘lease rights’ (my term) was formalized and registered. Lease rights may run over several decades of what I know from anecdotal evidence, but I haven’t seen official data about that.

However, the Chinese state still owns the land, and it can revoke these ‘lease rights’ from people at any time.

This form of ownership is not comparable with anything we know in the West or any democratic society. So this article is misleading to say the least.

But the propaganda goes on … You see this kind of article over and again. It’s a false narrative.

When the People’s Republic of China was established in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party nationalized large parts of the land and property across the country. Under Chinese law, the state owns 100% of the land, while dwellers receive some sort of ‘lease right’ to live on the land. They have what I’d call ‘nominal possession’ (I don’t know whether this is the correct legal term as I am not a legal person, but it means that the land and buildings are owned by the state, while people are given a ‘right to live’ on the land).

The housing laws and property rights have slightly changed over time in China, particularly in the 1980s when these ‘lease rights’ (my term) was formalized and registered. Lease rights may run over several decades of what I know from anecdotal evidence, but I haven’t seen official data about that.

However, the Chinese state still owns the land, and it can revoke these ‘lease rights’ from people at any time.

This form of ownership is not comparable with anything we know in the West or any democratic society. So this article is misleading to say the least.

But the propaganda goes on … You see this kind of article over and again. It’s a false narrative.

Yeah, but in the country China burns more coal and gas …

China boosted its coal and gas power generation by 3.1% in April from a year earlier as wind and nuclear power output fell.

U.S. exports of ethane to China have been steadily rising since the outbreak of the pandemic, from less than 10,000 barrel per day at the beginning of the pandemic 2020 to well beyond 400,000 barrel per day now in 2026. And the Iran war gave it an additional boost as the article also says.

Chinese airlines to raise fuel surcharges on domestic flights as the war in the Middle East drives up oil prices

… Air China, China Southern and its subsidiary Xiamen Airlines said in statements that they will increase surcharges on flights of up to 800 kilometers by 60 yuan ($8.70), and 120 yuan for longer flights. Spring Airlines and Juneyao Airlines also announced fuel surcharge hikes.

… The move comes as the war in the Middle East, and Iran’s effective closure of the crucial Strait of Hormuz, have sent crude prices soaring.

Chinese airlines to raise fuel surcharges on domestic flights as the war in the Middle East drives up oil prices

… Air China, China Southern and its subsidiary Xiamen Airlines said in statements that they will increase surcharges on flights of up to 800 kilometers by 60 yuan ($8.70), and 120 yuan for longer flights. Spring Airlines and Juneyao Airlines also announced fuel surcharge hikes.

… The move comes as the war in the Middle East, and Iran’s effective closure of the crucial Strait of Hormuz, have sent crude prices soaring.

How many CEOs are female and male in these countries?

Wher did I or this article claim ALL Canadians think tbis? We are talking about your leaders.

I didn’t say that. You may have misunderstood my comment. At least it’s not what I meant.

The only thing I say is that - at least from my point of view - social media posts are not enough to come up with such a headline, especially as Carney has shown much more double standards these days by defending his MP Michael Ma’s approach regarding Chinese forced labour (and even hailing Ma for his political views as I have read).

I feel this article a bit overblown, as it says,

Statements made on X (formerly Twitter) by the minister of foreign affairs, Anita Anand, about Iran, Ukraine and Lebanon over the past month suggest that Canada places more blame on Iran for the war than it does on the actual aggressors.

All the media outlet is citing are statements on Xitter by the minister, and from that they infer that “Canada’s double standards on Iran put the world at risk”. I don’t support the U.S. nor Israel, but if they don’t have more research than social media posts, this a bit clickbaity imho.

It was not Canada that started the war against Iran. The Middle East Eye might have confused this with Carney’s double standards regarding China’s forced labour.

It was not Canada that started the war against Iran. The Middle East Eye might have confused this with Carney’s double standards regarding China’s forced labour.

Edit.

You own your property in China the same way you own it in western countries.

No, this is simply wrong.

Done.

I don’t think you have read my comment.

China has a homeownership rate that’s half again as big as the US

This is part of the ongoing misinformation by ml.

In the 1980s, China ‘formalized’ what is called ‘property rights’ of Chinese people. The government effectively granted citizens lease rights. These lease rights usually have a maturity of several decades (70 years if I remember correctly). However, the Chinese party-state still owns the land, which means the lease rights can be revoked at any time.

Now, propaganda channels report of high ‘property ownership in China,’ which is simply false. It’s basically some sort of subordination and serfdom: as long as you play by our rules and don’t ‘make trouble’, you can ‘own’ your flat. Just don’t criticize the Party or like the wrong post or something …

So the story of a high home ownership rate in China complete rubbish.

@frisbird@lemmy.ml

Here’s an article from an actual anthropologist: https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/teaching-tibetan-tibet-bilingual-education-survival

This article is from 2010. It’s 16 years old.

And it has, of course, nothing to do with the fact that China’s government is, once again, committing genocide.

It’s an absurdly weird statement to distract from the fact of Chinese forced labour.

These are empty words. What the Chinese Communist Party is doing here amounts to genocide.