27 Apr 2021

Thar’s gold in them thar hills

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“Clear waters and green mountains are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver.”

That’s classic Xi Jinping. He’s been using his “two mountains” slogan to push for better environmental protection since 2005.

Now it looks like Xi’s slogan may take on a more literal meaning:

On Tuesday, th...