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The world undergoes a mass extinction event: One million animal and plant species are acutely threatened with extinction worldwide. China has particularly high biodiversity to lose. The country is not doing enough to stop the extinction. Promised financial resources are only a drop in the bucket. The People's Republic should focus more on species protection in its foreign projects.
By Ning Wang
After the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, many expected China to fill the vacuum. Large investments in the country, which had fallen back to the Taliban, were predicted. One year later, there is little evidence of this: China has been acting very cautiously and has so far been active only on a limited scale.
By Christiane Kuehl