If China Cares About the World’s Forests, Then Why Is It Destroying Them?

Attendees listen during the opening ceremony of the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 1, 2021. The U.N. climate summit in Glasgow gathers leaders from around the world, in Scotland's biggest city, to lay out their vision for addressing the common challenge of global warming. Alberto Pezzali/AP Photo

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More than 100 world leaders recently committed to put an end to deforestation by the end of the decade. China was one of the countries promising to save the world’s forests.