China Watch
by Ling Li on February 6, 2007 The Chinese government will provide a total of 1.3 billion yuan (US$167 million) this year to help Beijing’s bus companies reduce fares to only 1 yuan (US$0.13) per ride. Passengers and students using the “smart card,” an electronic debit card for transportation, will pay even less—only 40 cents (US$0.05) and 20 cents (US$.025), respectively.
by Ryan Hodum on February 1, 2007 The majority of infrastructure installations in China today mirror those of the United States in the 1950s. The recent national goal to install wastewater treatment plants throughout the country is no exception.
by Jianqiang Liu on January 30, 2007 Chinese bodies have been put at risk for decades. Twenty years ago, people were afraid to speak out against the government. But today, they are expressing growing concern about the contamination of their food, water, and air.
by Ling Li on January 25, 2007 As the world’s largest construction market, China is home to half of the new buildings built around the globe each year, adding approximately 2 billion square meters of floor space annually.
by Jiao Li on January 23, 2007 Everyone seems eager to get a share of China’s biofuels pie. Liang Yulin, a 28-year-old real estate tycoon in southern China’s Guangzhou City, began investing in biodiesel production last October. Using palm oil imported from Southeast Asia, the manager of the Guangzhou Tinyo Real Estate Development Company plans to turn out 50 tons a day, selling the fuel to fishing boats that work around the Pear River Delta.
by Lei Yang on January 18, 2007 A recent measure by the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) to blacklist cities and industries that violate state environmental regulations represents the strictest administrative penalty yet to stem Chinese environmental degradation. On January 10, Pan Yue, vice minister of SEPA, announced the new Regional Permit Restriction, a ruling that suspends or restricts all construction projects owned by the laggard industries until they come into compliance with the law.
by Ling Li on January 16, 2007 China’s State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) recently suspended 82 major construction projects, representing 112.3 billion yuan (US$14.4 billion) in investments, for violating state environmental regulations.
by Ling Li on January 11, 2007 At the close of 2006, the warmest year in China since 1951, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the China Meteorological Administration, and the Chinese Academy of Science released the country’s first-ever National Assessment Report on Climate Change.
by Ling Li on January 9, 2007 Nearly 312 million rural Chinese residents have no access to safe drinking water, facing problems of shortage as well as severe contamination. These rural populations, typically the most disadvantaged groups in China, suffer frequent and serious health attacks as a result of drinking unsafe water.
by Yingling Liu on January 4, 2007 As China undergoes its historic drive toward urbanization, it is also witnessing the rapid accumulation of urban garbage. The nation’s 668 cities generate an estimated 150 million tons of rubbish each year, accounting for roughly one-third of the world total.
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