{"id":12587,"date":"2007-05-03T21:39:48","date_gmt":"2007-05-04T04:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/05\/03\/paying-the-price-for-a-greener-china-bbc\/"},"modified":"2007-05-03T21:39:48","modified_gmt":"2007-05-04T04:39:48","slug":"paying-the-price-for-a-greener-china-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/05\/paying-the-price-for-a-greener-china-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Paying the Price for a Greener China &#8211; BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nFrom the BBC:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/_42870517_china2_reynolds203b.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/_42870517_china2_reynolds203b.jpg','popup','width=203,height=197,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/_42870517_china2_reynolds203b-tm.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"103\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\" 42870517 China2 Reynolds203B\" \/><\/a>Halfway up a valley, a team of Chinese Noahs prepares for a flood.<\/p>\n<p>Builders pile roof tiles into baskets and carry them up the hill.<\/p>\n<p>The Communist Party has given orders: Take down all the houses on the hillside. There is no argument and no debate &#8211; when the Chinese government makes up its mind to do something, it gets it done.  <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/asia-pacific\/6612357.stm\" target=\"_blank\">[Full text]<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n&#8211; Also related to the greening of China, see, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/science\/nature\/6620717.stm\" target=\"_blank\">Paradox of China&#8217;s emissions<\/a>,&#8221; from the BBC and &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/magazines\/fortune\/fortune_archive\/2007\/05\/14\/100024847\/index.htm?section=money_latest\" target=\"_blank\">Is China turning green?<\/a>&#8221; from Fortune Magazine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the BBC: Halfway up a valley, a team of Chinese Noahs prepares for a flood. Builders pile roof tiles into baskets and carry them up the hill. The Communist Party has given orders: Take down all the houses on the hillside. 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