[ANALYSIS] A matter of memories, in pursuit of destiny: China’s own brand of climate disinformation

'For example, in China, one of the narratives that has gone viral about climate change is that rising temperatures would benefit the country, as it would allegedly usher in a period of prosperity.' ThoughtLeaders

If in the Philippines, legends, myths, and religion sometimes affect the way people perceive disasters, in China, it’s a matter of history and identity, particularly when it comes to climate change.in climate discussions. It becomes critical and necessary, though, to distill some of them and give them a closer look when they morph into something that could potentially lead to something harmful.

China’s experts themselves have debunked this. Zhang Chengyi, a researcher at the National Climate Center of the China Meteorological Administration, explained to China Environment News, the official outlet of China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, that rising temperature is not the only variable behind changes in rainfall.

Another narrative which China sort of implicitly shushed after 2011 was that climate change is nothing but a hoax concocted by the West to block China’s development. Take note that I wrote2011, because prior to that, as reported by climate journalist George Dembicki, this narrative has been promoted in mainstream media by prominent figures, such as popular TV host Larry Lang Hsien-ping.

But with China’s rise as a major player in green technology-related industries, there was another kind of disinformation that emerged, one which consists of videos supposedly showing the mediocre quality of China’s e-vehicles and wind turbines. These posts were also in Chinese, but we found them on Twitter.

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