China Plans to 'Lower' Emissions

The Chinese government has planned to slow its emissions rate by 2020, joining President Obama who set a prvoisional target for lowering U.S emissions. This is ironic considering China has often been resistant to slow down their emissions rate, arguing its nessecity in order for them to build their industry and economy, and as of two years ago surpassed the USA as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases on the planet. Some think this annoucement was not conicedental to Obama's, although the Chinese were planning on attending a enviromental conference on climate change in Copenhagen next month. But the Chinese have always been less enthusiastic about enviormental protection, as their government seems to agree as a whole that economic growth is more important, while in the USA their is much debate over the issue.
Although the Chinese proposal claims to reduce its emissions, what it is really doing is increasing them at a slower rate than the 2005 levels. I believe the Chinese are using this proposal as a front to continue their industrial and economic growth without offending the senisbility of other developed nations. They want to keep growing but don't want to be hindered by climate and greenhouse issues, hence they put forth this 'proposal' to appeal to the enviromentaly conscious without having to slow down their prosperity.

Here is the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/27/science/earth/27climate.html?_r=1&ref=science