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China Bars Airlines from Paying EU Carbon Tax

In what is threatening to become an international trade dispute, China has joined the U.S., Russia and other countries opposing European Union charges on airlines for carbon emissions. From the Washington Post:The Chinese air regulator said China’s carriers are barred from paying the charges or other fees without government permission, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. It said Beijing wil