Britain: ‘China’s Best Partner in the West’?

A ChinaFile Conversation

By Isabel Hilton, Sebastian Heilmann & more on October 20, 2015

This week, Xi Jinping is in Great Britain for a state visit, his first since assuming leadership of China nearly three years ago. Britain’s government under David Cameron has signaled—increasingly loudly in recent months—that it hopes to usher in a “golden age” of British-Chinese relations, one which will see China become Britain’s second-largest trading partner and one in which overt criticism of China’s politics or of its human rights record will be muted.

Rocky Mountain Institute

on October 20, 2015

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Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is an independent, non-partisan nonprofit that drives the efficient and restorative use of resources. Co-founded in 1982 by Amory Lovins, its Chairman Emeritus and Chief Scientist, RMI now has approximately 150 full-time staff, annual operations of $30 million, and a global reach and reputation. RMI advances market-based solutions, engaging businesses, communities, and institutions to cost-effectively shift to efficiency and renewables. We employ rigorous research, analysis, and whole-systems expertise to develop breakthrough insights. We then convene and collaborate with diverse partners—business, government, academic, nonprofit, philanthropic, and military—to accelerate and scale solutions. 

Can the South-North Water Transfer Project and Industry Co-Exist?

on October 19, 2015

Sixty-two years after Chairman Mao first envisioned the South-North Water Transfer project, the Middle Route (SNWT-MR) formally began transferring supplies of water from Danjiangkou reservoir on the border of Hubei and Henan in December 2014.

In the first phase of its operations, the SNWT-MR is expected to transfer an average of 9.5 billion cubic metres of water annually to Henan, Hebei, Tianjin, and Beijing for use by up to 50 million people.