季風人文講壇第110期：Alex Wang

Chinese Global Environmentalism

with Alex Wang

March 25, 2026｜In English

We are at a pivotal moment in global environmental governance. While China champions green development, the U.S. has retreated from the Paris Agreement and renewable energy. Prof. Alex Wang discusses how China promotes its "developmental environmentalism" through green ideology, diplomacy, and economic statecraft. The talk will touch on case studies from green investments in Chile to environmental conflicts in Kenya to hydropower in Southeast Asia.

About the Speaker 

Alex Wang is a professor of law at the UCLA School of Law and holds the Walter & Shirley Wang Endowed Chair in U.S.-China Relations and Communications. He also serves as faculty co-director of UCLA’s Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment. His research focuses on U.S.-China relations and environmental law and governance in China, the United States, and beyond.