Study goals
To critically analyze the contradictions of China's ecological transition model, articulating ecosocialist categories and state action amidst global disputes over sustainable development.
Relevance / originality
This study offers a critical perspective on China as a hybrid experience of state capitalism and ecosocialism, expanding Latin American debates on sustainable transitions beyond the Western paradigm.
Methodology / approach
Qualitative, exploratory, and documentary research based on bibliographic review, public policy analysis, and critical interpretation of secondary data and recent international reports.
Main results
The study identifies significant ecological advances in China, but also structural limitations related to coal dependency, the social impacts of decarbonization, and contradictions between climate goals and economic growth.
Theoretical / methodological contributions
It brings ecosocialism, as a category of environmental justice, closer to Chinese practical experiences, proposing a rereading of the categories of social metabolism, ecological rift, and environmental emancipation in non-Eurocentric contexts.
Social / management contributions
Provides decision-makers and public policy designers with insights into the risks and potentials of state-led ecological transition models, based on real indicators and lessons applicable to the Global South.