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World Service,13 Sep 2026,27 mins

Can China build its way out of climate change?

The Climate Question

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Beijing is investing trillions of dollars in clean energy and building huge dams, bridges and high-speed train lines. Will that help China fight climate change? In this edition of The Climate Question, Host Jordan Dunbar and BBC Presenter Celia Hatton talk to Dan Wang, the author of Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future. Dan is currently a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. Producer: Jordan Dunbar and Melanie Stewart-Smith Sound Mix: Johnny Hall and Tom Brignell Editor: Simon Watts

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