CHINA / SOCIETY By Agencies Published: Mar 10, 2021 03:21 PM A tramcar runs past begonia flowers in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 28, 2018. (Xinhua/Xu Zhiqiang) A world-leading biologist and climate scientist has expressed optimism about China's role in global climate actions. "We know China can change quickly like it did in the past in so many ways and produced so many benefits for its population. I have no doubt in the coming decade it can produce cleaner air, cleaner energy, and create greater prosperity," Professor Tim Flannery at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva told Xinhua in a recent video interview.