This video is important for you to see whether you think people cause global warming or not. In the past, one of the main linchpins of US objections to sweeping climate change legislation has routinely been “Well, what about China?” What happens when we are no longer able to claim that because China is the unquestioned leader in green technology? Because China is, right now, making the investments that will make that happen, and leave us in history’s dustbin. We may have created the global market, but China is about to beat us at it.

“BRICS” to talk economic coordination, not yuan – China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Leaders from five of the world’s top emerging economies will discuss a coordinated stance on economic issues such as commodity price fluctuations, but the yuan’s exchange rate is off the agenda, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Saturday.

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China to overtake US in science research
The rise of China and other emerging nations in scientific clout has been outlined in a Royal Society report, which says China will leapfrog the US in peer-reviewed scientific publications by 2013 ( ZDNet UK – Business of IT )

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China could overtake US economy by 2030: WBank
China could overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy if it maintains annual growth of eight percent over the next 20 years the World Bank’s chief economist said Wednesday.

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China sets out disputes facing “arduous” climate talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China, the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter, wants rich nations to vow bigger cuts to emissions as part of a new international deal on fighting global warming, Beijing’s top climate negotiator said on Tuesday.

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Hong Kong stocks down on Mideast worries, gold miners rise in China
* Hang Seng falls 0.4 pct on growing Mideast turmoil

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Obama holding first China state dinner in 13 years
Neurosurgeon says doctors ‘actually confident’ of Arizona congresswoman’s recovery. Ron Barber’s daughter tells the press her father was uplifted by the memorial.

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China likely to allow quick appreciation of currency
BEIJING: China is likely to let its tightly controlled yuan appreciate at a faster clip this year as part of heightened efforts to quell inflation, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday.

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HSBC sees China and America leading global mega-boom
The greatest global boom of all time has barely begun. Over the next forty years, economic growth will quicken yet further as the rising powers of Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America reach their full …

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