Chen Jian

The son of peach farmers, Chen Jian relishes the fruits of his middle class life, driving to work and flying on holiday, epitomising how China's carbon footprint has grown alongside the prosperity of its nearly 1.4 billion people.

In signs of China's export markets rebounding, its foreign-bound shipments rose by 25 per cent, the fastest pace since April 2011, in January, a report said.

The son of peach farmers, Chen Jian relishes the fruits of his middle class life, driving to work and flying on holiday, epitomising how China's carbon footprint has grown alongside the prosperity of its nearly 1.4 billion people.

In signs of China's export markets rebounding, its foreign-bound shipments rose by 25 per cent, the fastest pace since April 2011, in January, a report said.