Summary
At the Cop29 climate talks, delegates from poorer nations argue that China and India should no longer be classified as developing countries due to their economic growth and ability to contribute to climate finance.
They believe that these countries should take on additional responsibility for providing financial assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable nations.
However, China and India reject these suggestions, citing their lower per capita incomes and historic emissions.
“No beggars”, yeah because they get shipped away. China is nothing if not very careful on how it presents an image to the world. Let’s look at the metric of “can you drink the tap water” if we’re picking random metrics. By that metric, no, China is not developed.