Political Science 3314E Lecture Notes - Kyoto Protocol, Great News, Black Sheep
18 Nov 2013
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Durban marked a historic milestone in the change of china"s position. Their views of only concentrating on the west changed in durban, when china announced to the media 5 conditions under which they will accept a legally binding treaty. In chinese culture, that was their way to break the news while ensuring something in return: ie a negotiating tactic. Regardless, the signal that they where willing to adopt legally binding principles was huge news, and was great news. China"s turn towards a global treaty= this could be the big break through . India most hard-line among basics: just as china made positive concessions india took the opposite route. India would give products to rest of the world, while keeping international property rights. Western countries have taken so many concessions to shoulder the burden to developing countries, but up until copenhagen there was absolutely nothing done in return.
