Futurism In China

I was reading an article that made me think about futurism and its implications. China has become the leader in sustainable technology despite being the worlds biggest producer of green house gases. They have made bigger and cheaper wind turbines than the U.S. has, and they are the worlds largest producer and consumer of solar energy panels. Their government supports research that is usually left to the free markets here. This allows for riskier and more innovative technology research. Also the government is able to implement energy saving programs quickly among their population since they have the bureaucracy to handle such situations (because they are commies.)
This made me think that if I was Chinese, I might believe technology will solve the problems of the future. It already has created the Chinese middle class which some say have it better then our middle class in terms of quality of life. And futurology or not, it seems to me that clean energy technology is going to be central to saving the planet. This does not mean we should blindly have faith in technology without actually knowing what that technology will do. It simply means that any intelligent person has to realize in order to have a future we need to use scientific innovation (along with behavioral changes) to take the existing polluting technology we have and alter it or remove it in a way that is sustainable. Technology is the problem, but it also has to be part of the solution. Sometimes I feel we are all doomed and other times I think maybe there is hope for turning back the destructive tide of human progress. I like some of the things the Chinese are doing even if they still have a long way to go. At this point momentum is on their side and I predict that they will be tasked with creating a model for being a sustainable nation. So here is to the future, may it be better then the past. Happy New Year and holiday.
Chris W