As the US, EU and Japan pursue a WTO case against China for allegedly abusing its near monopoly over rare earth supplies, China Daily argues that tightening control is a necessary environmental protection measure, not an...
Read MoreEconomic Observer reports that six men have turned themselves in to Qinghai police over the past month in connection with the 1994 murder of a well-known protector of the Tibetan antelope. Three other suspects remain at large....
Read MoreTongxin, near Shanghai, is the site of a factory run by Apple supplier Kaedar. Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz found the villagers initially eager to talk about pollution from the plant, but this changed after local authorities...
Read MoreChina has recently been sending out mixed messages regarding its stance on climate change. On the one hand, China seems to be going green and has committed itself to green policies, as expressed by The Diplomat: China has...
Read MoreJeffrey Wasserstrom talks to fellow China Beat founder Kenneth Pomeranz about China’s water woes, the limits of central power and the unpredictable effects of climate change. The interview concludes with a list of...
Read MoreThe Guardian’s Jonathan Watts assesses China’s recent environmental performance following the publication of the government’s annual “State of the Environment” report. He gives grades in areas from...
Read MoreAfter the State Council acknowledged the negative environmental impact of the Three Gorges Dam, Chinese government officials have now also given a frank assessment of the country’s overall environmental situation. From the...
Read MoreThe Guardian’s Jonathan Watts reveals the results of the second China Environmental Press Awards: Yang Chuanmin of Southern Metropolitan Daily won the in-depth investigation award for the second year in a row, firmly...
Read MoreFor the Atlantic blog, Christina Larson writes about the history and current status of China’s environmental movement: A few things distinguish China’s recent environmentalism history: the speed and scale of the...
Read MoreThree Chinese environmental activists have won “the Asia Nobel Prize,” the Ramon Magsaysay award, this year. On Huo Daishan’s work, from BBC News: Huo Daishan, from China’s Henan province, was honoured...
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