“I predict there’s going to be tremendous additional pressures on China, and some of them will be unfair,” he said, because the per capita carbon footprint of China is very 

low.” 

Why the Canadian-born strong is concerned with additional pressures on China must remain as another one of those international mysteries.  But in this latest lecture on environmentalism Maurice Strong style, the Chinese media thought it noteworthy to point out that “Strong is a distant relative of the famous U.S. journalist and writer Anna Louise Strong. “

The late Anna Louise Strong was buried with honours by the Communist regime of the day.

“No country can do it (solve the problem) alone.  China is right to expect that the US, Canada and other countries that created the problem in the first place should take the lead in helping resolve it,” Strong said.

The 78-year-old veteran environmental activist was gushing in his appreciation of China’s policies to fight climate change.  Asked how can the Chinese people’s environmentalprotection awareness be raised, he said: “I am delighted (to tell you that) your leaders are already doing this.”

Because Beijing’s environment is improving, Strong said he hopes more people from other countries come to live in and experience this dynamic city.