Chapter 208: Don’t let us eat pork?
"Xiao, why do you say that?" Blair asked curiously.
Xiao Peng laughed: "Your words remind me of some people in our country."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Everyone looked at Xiao Peng.
Xiao Peng laughed and said, "Before I came here, I also thought that foreigners ate beef and drank coffee every day and wouldn't eat without these two things. Later, when I came here, I found that this is not the case at all. It turns out that foreigners also eat pork and eat more than us. If we don't count beef and mutton, but only pork, China can only rank seventh in the world's per capita pork consumption rankings. You, France and you, Germany, both rank higher than China in per capita pork consumption! In fact, even the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom lose to China on this list by a very small margin. Let me tell you this, if the beef we ate today was replaced with pork, it would probably be the meat that a Chinese family eats in a month. Knowing this, do you still think that the pork is eaten by the Chinese?"
Blair spread his hands and said, "But there are so many of you!"
Xiao Peng laughed: "I suddenly remembered a stupid thing."
"What's the matter?" Lisa asked curiously.
Xiao Peng explained, "Last year, a so-called 'environmental organization' called WildAid painstakingly hired celebrities to star in their advertisements in China. The slogan was quite interesting: 'Less meat is my cup of tea.' They explicitly advised Chinese people to 'eat less than 75 grams of meat a day, which not only reduces stress on your body but also on the planet.' Let me ask you, have you ever seen an ad like this?"
Everyone in the room shook their heads.
Walter said directly: "75 grams of meat? I'm not a vegetarian! I'm not a locavore or a fruitarian! I will kill anyone who makes me eat only 75 grams of meat a day!"
It was only after arriving in France that Xiao Peng realized that there are differences among vegetarians. For example, "locavores" only eat plants that grow naturally without fertilizers; and "fruitarians" are even more ruthless. They believe that fruits and vegetables have feelings, so cruel cooking practices are "murder." They only eat fruits that fall naturally from trees. Fortunately, in their eyes, rice also dies of natural causes, otherwise it would be a miracle if they could survive.
Xiao Peng pointed at Walter and said, "Look, look, right? You know some vegetarian friends, but let me ask you, will your vegetarian friends force you to become vegetarian too? If there are such people, who would want to interact with them? Such so-called 'environmental protection advertisements' would not be broadcast in your Western countries, unless the so-called 'environmental protection organization's' intention is to stop doing it! But in our country, there are such stupid stars who would accept such advertisements. This is understandable. In our country, the admission score for those film and television colleges is only over 200 points. 'If you are not good at studying, go study acting' is a well-known saying in our country."
Walter shrugged and said, "This won't work. So-called 'celebrity' should use their influence to guide young people in the right direction, just like when you livestream your ocean adventure, isn't that the purpose? Aren't they asking for trouble by doing this? 75 grams of meat a day, and a regular hamburger has over 100 grams of meat, right?"
"If it's a Big Mac, there's more meat in it!" said Lisa.
Blair raised her hand and said, "I have a question."
"Speak!" Xiao Peng said after taking a sip of champagne.
Blair asked, "Why don't the Chinese eat meat?"
Xiao Peng snapped his fingers. "You asked a good question. Have you noticed a problem? In the past few years, the Copenhagen Climate Conference was held every year, and there was always talk about reducing emissions. Back then, in your eyes, China was the source of pollution on the earth. But in the past two years, why have such incidents become less and less?"
"Why?" Blair asked curiously.
Xiao Peng held up two fingers. "Over the past twenty years, only two countries have seen an increase in green area: China and India. (Bracket:) It's a massive increase! The Australian wildfires alone produced as much carbon dioxide as China's total over the past five years. The California wildfires lasted three years, but who can stand them happening every year? This is the real culprit of global warming. Why isn't anyone talking about this?"
"Also, it's true that we Chinese love pork, but our per capita meat consumption isn't even half as high as yours! Let me tell you a little bit of biology: Cattle and sheep are ruminants, and their carbon emissions far exceed those of pigs and chickens. Of all the greenhouse gases emitted by livestock farming worldwide, cattle farming accounts for 65% of the total, and we Chinese don't really eat much beef! Beef is clearly the biggest polluter, so why are we being blamed? Aren't we Chinese human? We're all human, so why should we eat less meat?"
The whole room fell silent. Finally, Pascal said, "This is too much. Only Americans or British people could do something like this! Am I right?"
Who do the French hate the most? First up is Britain. How good can relations be after centuries of war? Second place goes to America.
The reason they hate America is quite strange.
France is known as a "saintly country." Just look at the blacks and Arabs all over Paris right now, and you'll understand. They really don't like America's role as the "world policeman." They believe it only brings war and disaster to the world. Look at all the refugees we have here now, they're all yours. In the eyes of many French people, they're just there to clean up America's mess. ...
Xiao Peng smiled and nodded: "You are right. This thing really was done by Americans."
"Why are they doing this?" Emile, who had been silent, asked curiously.
Xiao Peng explained, "Someone once asked former US President Barack Obama a question: What would the world be like if China became prosperous and everyone lived the same life as Americans? Obama's answer was, 'That would be a tragedy and disaster for humanity.' This world is not equal. The American population accounts for less than 5% of the world's population, yet it consumes one-third of the world's paper, one-quarter of its oil, 23% of its coal, 27% of its aluminum, and 19% of its copper. This is based on their immense national strength. If we truly want to protect the environment and conserve resources, we should start by reducing resource consumption and waste in America. But do you think that's realistic? The stronger a country is, the more resources it has. But the world's resources are limited. If our country is stronger and consumes more resources, they will naturally consume less. Now you understand why they do this, right? But honestly, we don't care what they say. We Chinese have always been about following our own path, regardless of what others say."
Bruch said on the side: "Boss, I will be your bodyguard when you return to China this time. I want to see that magical country."
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