Analysis

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.

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.

Filthy Air Choking China's Growth, Olympic Goals

by Zijun Li on February 14, 2006
In a recent study of overcast versus cloud-free days in China, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that the amount of sunlight reaching the ground at 500 measurement stations in China fell dramatically between 1954 and 2001.

Conference on Traditional Chinese Medicine Marks Shift Towards Global Market, Raises Concerns About Social and Ecological Impact

by Lila Buckley on October 12, 2005
More than 4,000 doctors, scientists, medical students, lawyers, foreign investors, corporate representatives, and journalists from 43 countries convened in Chengdu, China, in late September to attend the Second International Conference on the Modernization of Chinese Medicine.
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