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Re:Clean environment could become U.N. human right by tomrod on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @09:12AM (#28772716)
Sounds like this is why we can't have nice things!

I'm pretty clueless when it comes to diplomacy. What is the drive for authoritarians? How do you negotiate with them, or otherwise limit their influence? (and is that desirable?).

Re:Clean environment could become U.N. human right by a_diplomat on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @10:47AM (#28773800)
Legitimizing their own models of governance, both internationally and domestically, would be their main driver in multilateral settings. In some cases, such as the ITU, it could also be about getting technical norms approved that mirror their state goals (https://www.justsecurity.org/75741/chinas-dystopian-new-ip-p...)