title: State of the World 2006: Special Focus: China and India (State of the World)
author:  The Worldwatch Institute 
description: The Worldwatch Institute is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit research and publishing organization dedicated to fostering the evolution of an environmentally sustainable society.
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  ![masthead](mastheadImage.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Thursday, January 7, 2021
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [The world this week](feed_0/index_u55.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  3
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Leaders](feed_1/index_u59.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  6
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Letters](feed_2/index_u38.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Briefing](feed_3/index_u22.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [United States](feed_4/index_u68.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  3
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [The Americas](feed_5/index_u26.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  2
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Asia](feed_6/index_u3.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  4
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [China](feed_7/index_u82.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  3
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Middle East & Africa](feed_8/index_u11.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  5
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Europe](feed_9/index_u74.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  6
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Britain](feed_10/index_u91.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  7
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [International](feed_11/index_u36.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Technology Quarterly](feed_12/index_u7.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  5
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Business](feed_13/index_u58.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  8
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Finance & economics](feed_14/index_u86.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  7
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Science & technology](feed_15/index_u52.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  5
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  