It's certainly a generalization, but I'm not sure how to talk "societies" (per the post I was responding to) without generalizing. So it's definitely a stereotype, but I don't think it is an unearned stereotype. And like all generalizations, it not accurate on a person by person basis.
Just look at what China did to its own environment to get a sense of how much that society values the environment.
Just look at what China did to its own environment to get a sense of how much that society values the environment.