Health

China’s Economic Engine Forced to Face Environmental Deficit

by Wang Jiaquan on July 26, 2007
For years, eastern China’s Jiangsu province has proudly led the rest of the country in economic production.

Chinese Urbanites Speaking Out Against Pollution

by Jianqiang Liu on July 19, 2007
Confronted with deteriorating environmental pollution, China's urban middle class has started expressing its anger through mass protests, achieving an initial success that is still rare throughout the country.

Beijing’s Auto Emissions Threaten Children’s Health

by Ling Li on May 22, 2007
A new survey of childhood lead poisoning in 15 Chinese cities reveals that in Beijing, 7 percent of children under the age of six have lead levels in their blood that exceed the national standard.

Cleaning Up Mount Everest

by Yongfeng Feng on May 15, 2007
Since March, large numbers of visitors from China's national climbing team, the China Meteorological Bureau, and the China Space Technology group have flocked to Mount Everest's base camp to prepare for the delivery of the 2008 Olympic flame to the world’s highest peak.
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