That article is from 2018. According to Science, Nov 2025, China is very close to the point at which its carbon emissions will decline, which will probably correspond to a global plateau in emissions. “Everything we’re seeing is that China is peaking a decade ahead of where they said they would. That’s a big deal.” Researchers think that global emissions would have plateaued in 2025 except that US policies to boost oil and natural gas production and suppress renewable energy were enough to postpone the plateau.

https://www.science.org/content/article/global-carbon-emissi...

China has more people than the US and EU combined.