"Why Is China Placing A Global Bet On Coal?"

"China, known as the world's biggest polluter, has been taking dramatic steps to clean up and fight climate change.

So why is it also building hundreds of coal-fired power plants in other countries?

President Xi Jinping hosted the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing over the weekend, promoting his signature foreign policy of building massive infrastructure and trade links across several continents."

Steve Inskeep and Ashley Westerman report for NPR April 29, 2019.

Source: NPR, 05/03/2019