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We talk about consumer waste around the world with the author of Toxic Capitalism

The Bridge to China

CHAPTER

The Belt and Road Initiative Is Helping Develop Underdeveloped Nations

China has done massive investments in building those forest regions coming, you know, between Beijing and more. It's a huge investment they have done. And I remember the early 80s, when we had a sandstorm, that was a real sandstorm. One centimeter of sand, inside my car, that was in the Beijing hotel parking lot. That was how it was 40 years ago,. You see today, oh, we are complaining that, okay, we have a little bit of dust but I tell you the change that we have compared to the sandstorms of 40 years ago.

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