Originally posted by Grendel
China was given a pass because they are considered a developing country under the terms of Kyoto. Countries that are so designated are asked to do little or nothing under Kyoto, which is sort of a tacit admission of what an economy wrecker Kyoto can be for certain countries.
You have it completely wrong. Developping countries account for so much less of the world pollution per capita than industrialized nations. China creates (say) 1/10 (I don't know the actual numbers) the pollution per person as the US, why should they be expected to make the same reductions (percent-wise) that the US would have to.