The China-Russia partnership is a highly consequential geopolitical alignment driven by a shared goal of countering U.S. hegemony and reshaping the international order into a multipolar system. While not a formal alliance, this relationship is strengthened by Russia's increasing economic reliance on China following Western sanctions, which allows Beijing to leverage its influence. Policymakers should note that while the partnership projects deep solidarity (as seen in high-level summits), it remains complex and limited by mutual mistrust and competing strategic interests. This enduring alignment poses a significant challenge to U.S. interests and requires continued diplomatic vigilance.
Overturning the Endangerment Finding Threatens Americans’ Health, Wealth, and Security
English Summary
The rescission of the 2009 endangerment finding removes the legal basis for federal climate regulation, despite the established scientific consensus that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions pose a severe threat to public health. The article argues that this policy decision risks increasing emissions, compounding long-term public health crises from extreme heat, air pollution, and disease. Strategically, this signals an abdication of global responsibility, potentially eroding international climate consensus and allowing competitors, particularly China, to widen their lead in green technology and geopolitical influence.
中文摘要
2009年危險性認定（endangerment finding）的撤銷，取消了聯邦氣候監管的法律基礎，儘管科學共識已確立溫室氣體（GHG）排放對公共衛生構成嚴重威脅。本文主張，此一政策決定有增加排放量的風險，從而加劇由極端高溫、空氣污染和疾病所導致的長期公共衛生危機。從戰略角度來看，這標誌著對全球責任的推卸，可能侵蝕國際氣候共識，並讓競爭對手，特別是中國，在綠色技術和地緣政治影響力方面擴大領先地位。
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