Zhaohua Li

Zhaohua Li is an American-born independent journalist based in Beijing. He has written on Asia for the Christian Science Monitor, the San Francisco Chronicle and Frommer's guidebooks, among other publications. He is currently also a Blakemore-Freeman fellow in Chinese language studies at Tsinghua University. His interests in China run from the energy and the environment to media and pop culture.

China suspends industrial projects citing environmental risks – AFP

From AFP via The Nation (link): China has suspended approval of, or rejected, proposed industrial plants worth billions of dollars because they could threaten the environment, an environmental chief said Wednesday. Pan Yue, deputy director of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), said his bureau suspended approval for 44 proposed industrial plants and rejected plans […]

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The high price paid by China’s miners – Daniel Griffiths

From the BBC (link): Coal is needed to generate more than two-thirds of the country’s electricity, making China both the world’s largest coal producer and consumer. But profit-hungry mine owners are desperate to take advantage of soaring coal prices and often ignore safety precautions in an effort to increase production. And Chinese miners are paying […]

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China to tax chopsticks, yachts

From AP via the Sun Sentinel (link): China announced plans to increase existing sales taxes and impose new ones on goods ranging from disposable wooden chopsticks to luxury items such as yachts, in an effort to protect the environment and offset the widening gap between rich and poor. The Finance Ministry announced the change in […]

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