OK, so China has looked out for its own interests and created an economic advantage for a fraction of its own population.

Technically true. 800M is indeed a (large) fraction

And yet, still the largest source of methane emission.

Typical western chauvinist pointing to china's emissions when most of his treats get produced there. Never mind checking per Capita numbers

a product they can sell. Let’s not pretend like this has some altruistic motivation.

Yeah it's not altruism, but I don't see anyone else producing the amount of solar that is needed to stop climate change

OK, so China has looked out for its own interests and created an economic advantage for a fraction of its own population.

800 million people being lifted out of poverty is a massive achievement. How dare the evil communists do good things because it keeps them popular for some reason /s

And yet, still the largest source of methane emission.

Wow, I bet China hasn't thought about that. https://dialogue.earth/en/climate/what-does-chinas-new-methane-plan-mean-for-the-climate/#:~:text=Implementation%20is%20key&text=For%20example%2C%20the%20plan%20requires,and%20exceed%2085%25%20by%202030.

As a product they can sell. Let’s not pretend like this has some altruistic motivation.

Making solar cheaper and selling it to people who would otherwise use fossil fuels is good actually.

In fact, the BRI is trapping numerous countries in unsustainable levels of debt. At the same time, bilateral trade, though often increasing after the conclusion of a deal, remains one-sided, where China extracts resources for exports but imports cheap finished goods of questionable quality that undermine local manufacturers. reference

You didn't read this critically, if you did you'd see some of their sources being guardian articles that are like "some people are concerned about how much money China is loaning out" which doesn't really prove anything. If you look at their history of debt forgiveness you'd realize this rhetoric is just projection from IMF ghouls.

India has repeatedly said it will not join BRI because it does not offer a level playing ground to the country’s businesses. reference

Okay? They're free to do protectionism for local bourgeois industry. You'll note China hasn't sailed ships into their harbors and insisted with rifles, unlike the Europeans.

Let’s stay on topic. If you want to discuss NATO, we can do that after.

Imperialism is the main contradiction of our era. China presenting a viable alternative to US/European hegemony and helping to usher in a multipolar world is a major accomplishment that will improve global wellbeing.

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You want to talk about methane emissions? Let's talk about underreported methane emissions.

As you we'll know, natural gas has been the most significant contributor to the US' emissions reductions in recent years. Natural gas use has skyrocketed, supplanting coal because of its "50% reduction in CO2 emissions." This is true at the consumption point, but what's often forgotten is that methane, CH4, is small and leaky, and methane is a much worse GHG than CO2 (~80x worse over 20 years).

What does that mean? A 1.25% leakage rate for methane over the entire extraction/distribution process would double methane's GHG effect. What's a realistic leakage rate, then? Well...

Stanford estimates 9% leakage over the Permian Basin

The EDF estimates methane leakage to be 3.75x to 8x worse than the EPA estimate of 1.2%

Remember that natural gas makes up the most significant part of the US electricity supply (as well as a significant portion of primary energy for heating and industrial applications). Draw conclusions appropriately.

The US is significantly underreporting it's own methane emissions.

Edit: in case it wasn't clear, natural gas is methane

OK, so China has looked out for its own interests and created an economic advantage for a fraction of its own population.

If lifting hundreds of millions of your poorest into the middle class is just naked self interest, why are Western countries so unwilling to do it? Are they stupid?

And yet, still the largest source of methane emission.

They also have the largest population. Per-capita they are not the largest source. It's ridiculous to evaluate countries' outputs without regard for the size of their populations.

As a product they can sell. Let's not pretend like this has some altruistic motivation.

That's true, and yet they also chose to massively subsidize their solar industry in order to meet climate goals.

Where is "the bad shit that China has done?" You still haven't said anything about this.