In an emotional message to the UN’s Climate Action Summit in New York this week, 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg slammed world leaders for failing to take action on climate change.
But China’s online community was largely unmoved and divided over whether her activism was meaningful.
“What this girl is doing is just talking the talk,” read a comment on China’s Twitter-like Weibo.
“She started to go on strike at age 14. How much knowledge does she have? Without much knowledge in her mind, how can she propose solutions to deal with environmental problems?” it continued.
While the Chinese government has vowed to play a major role in responding to climate change, the online
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Sep 25, 2019