BEIJING – In August 2022, the work here of an international environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO) – which had been operating in China for decades – abruptly stalled.
Then United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had just visited Taiwan over Beijing’s objections, and China declared that it was ceasing dialogue with the US on a range of issues from climate change to military relations.
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