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As United States President-elect Joe Biden faces an ugly, potentially contested transition, foreign policy may be the last thing on his mind. © Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan are welcomed by then-US Vice President Joe Biden and his wife at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington D.C. in 2015. But in capitals around the world, foreign leaders are already clamoring for his attention, hoping to reset relationships and restore norms that shifted under President Donald Trump.
As United States President-elect Joe Biden faces an ugly, potentially contested transition, foreign policy may be the last thing on his mind. © Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan are welcomed by then-US Vice President Joe Biden and his wife at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington D.C. in 2015. But in capitals around the world, foreign leaders are already clamoring for his attention, hoping to reset relationships and restore norms that shifted under President Donald Trump. BEIJING (Sputnik) - China will introduce a total ban on the import of any solid waste starting at the beginning of 2021, the Chinese Ecology and Environment Ministry said on Friday.
China began importing solid waste as a source of raw materials in the 1980s and for years has been the world's largest importer , despite its limited capacity in garbage disposal. Some companies illegally brought foreign waste into the country for profit, posing a threat to the environment and public health.
© Getty Images China's 2018 decision to stop importing plastic waste has caused chaos in the global recycling market. As of January 1, China will ban the importation of all solid waste into its territory. These were still authorized after the phasing out of several other recyclable materials as part of an environmental policy plan introduced three years ago.
This is the epilogue of an environmental program launched in 2017. Its objective: prohibit the importation and treatment in China of 24 categories of waste from abroad, in particular plastics, auto parts, paper, textiles, steel or wood scrap.
With its plan called "National Sword", China had over the months imposed restrictions, refusing certain types of waste among the least recyclable. From January 1, the ban will therefore apply to a final category: solid waste. For nearly forty years, the Chinese giant has been importing waste to process it on its territory.
India guards against China’s growing regional plans
Leaders in Delhi have resisted Beijing’s efforts to pull India into networks that China leads or dominates, including the Belt and Road Initiative and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. It passes through our sovereign territory,” says Dhruv Katoch, a retired major-general in the Indian army who spent much of his career defending Indian sovereignty in Kashmir. Katoch has also directed India’s Center for Land Warfare Studies, the Indian army’s premier think tank. This page includes a chart with historical data for China Imports of Solid Waste ( waste Plastics, Waste Pape. China Imports Beat Forecasts to Hit Record High. China Exports Hit All-Time High in September.
Photograph: CHINA DAILY. China on Wednesday announced banning all kind of solid waste imports as of January next year. “The dumping, stacking and disposal of solid waste from overseas is prohibited from Jan 1, 2021,” the ministry said in a statement to Chinese daily Global Times.
By closing its borders, China has caused an accumulation of waste in exporting countries, mainly Western , but also an avalanche of waste towards countries in Southeast Asia such as Malaysia, the Philippines or Indonesia , which today in turn refuse to become the trash cans of the planet.
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Every year, pounding rains wash away mountains of plastic waste from the streets of Jakarta, with some of it ending up as far away as Bali's beaches. The goal is to release up to 70 beacons by the end of next year. - Migration threat -Cleaning up Indonesia's waters is an immense challenge and these efforts may take years to bear fruit. While the capital Jakarta has banned single-use plastics, public awareness remains low and waste recycling is only in its infancy. The vast city's rivers are a waste-choked eyesore.
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