WHY DOES CHINA HATE THE EARTH? Alarm over discovery of hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels near Galápagos Islands: The fleet, found just outside a protected zone, raises the prospect of damage to the marine ecosystem. “This fleet’s size and aggressiveness against marine species is a big threat to the balance of species in the Galápagos.”

Maybe the Chinese anticipate food shortages. China Food Crisis? Rising Domestic Prices And Large Import Purchases Send A Signal. “Three headline issues are challenging China right now: floods, pestilence, and inventory problems. Above average rainfall and rising floodwaters are not just threatening to compromise China’s gargantuan Three Gorges Dam; rain and flooding are already disrupting rice, wheat and other crop production in the provinces all along the entire Yangtze River. . . . Overall, the past few months have seen China increase its imports of pork, soybeans, soymeal, wheat, corn, sorghum and prepared/frozen foods from the United States and elsewhere. China can’t feed itself; it needs the world’s help, especially if its domestic production and inventories are compromised. It’s too early to gauge the ultimate severity of China’s total food woes, and it’s highly unlikely that the ripple effects of China’s food issues will cascade through the global food chain, but right now Chinese leadership has food security as a top concern.”