China has [ banned logging in state forests ]( http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/17/china-tests-outright-logging-ban-in-state-forests ) in its most heavily forested province. In the US, businesses control politicians. In China, the politicians own and control the businesses, or else the state owns them. While Chinese politicians can be quite corrupt, they can also take action to protect China's future from rogue businesses, in a way that US politicians no longer can do.
Ссылка: https://stallman.org/archives/2014-jul-oct.html#19_October_2014_%28China_banned_logging_in_state_forests%29