In this special episode, we sat down with Gregory Copley, president at the International Strategic Studies Association. He touches on the COP26 climate summit, the mixed messages coming out of China, and what it means going forward. Copley said “the reality is that [Xi Jinping] did not want also to go to Glasgow because it would have called out the People’s Republic of China on their coal issues and their general pollution issues. Certainly, Beijing has improved some of its ecological operations, but the reality is that it’s still the world’s greatest polluter. And so it suited both Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden of the United States to issue this post-summit declaration of their own, which gets them back on track. And basically, it’s President Biden giving Xi Jinping another pass in this regard. The summit itself may be meaningless because it will not stop China in its commitment—necessary commitment—to …