President Xi Jinping of China offered a rose-tinted version of reality to the United Nations on Tuesday.

Speaking against a beautiful backdrop painting of the Great Wall, Xi promised that he seeks only to “make Mother Earth a better place for all.” All, presumably, except the entirety of oceanic wildlife. China, after all, is waging a de facto annihilation campaign against the Earth’s oceans. Apparently looking for support from the Democratic Party’s left wing, Xi added that he sought “a green revolution” response to the post-coronavirus economic recovery.