Sustainable Development

“We cannot ignore the effect of rapid development of the local economy on the loss of wildlife habitat,” Professor Zhang Li, a renowned expert on Asian elephant migration at Beijing Normal University, wrote on his Weibo page.  “Clear waters and green mountains are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver.  A healthy and complete ecosystem is the cornerstone of sustainable economic development.”
—     Charlie Campbell
From his article:  “China’s herd of wandering elephants may be climate-change migrants“
Appearing in:  Time Magazine;  dtd:  2-9 August 2021
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Future Tools

Our vision is that humans can interact with all devices using human language,”  says Li.  “The difference between humans and animals is that humans can use tools.  Over the past 100,000 years, whatever tools you invent you have to learn how to use.   In the future, you won’t need to do that — tools will learn how to understand human language, human intentions.  That’s the future.”
—     Robin Li
Quoted by:  Charlie Campbell
In his article:  “Baidu’s Brain:  Robin Li is helping China win the 21st century“
Appearing in:  Time Magazine;  dtd:  29 January 2018
[Actually, it has been well established for many years that multiple species besides our own use tools of various types.   —   kmab]
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Blocking The Light And Air

Four days before Trump’s isolationist Inaugural Address, Xi made his first trip to the gathering of the globalist elite at Davos.  “We should commit ourselves to growing an open global economy,” he said.  “Pursuing protectionism is like locking oneself in a dark room.  While wind and rain may be kept outside, that dark room will also block light and air.”
—    Xi Jinping
China’s Chairman of the Communist Party
Quoted by:  Karl Vick and Charlie Campbell
In their article:  “China’s Leader Vies For Global Dominance“
Appearing in:  Time Magazine;  dtd:  17 December 2017
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