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China Replaces 5 Cabinet Ministers
China replaced five Cabinet ministers — including the finance minister and the head of the secret police — the government said Thursday, just weeks ahead of a major Communist Party meeting that will set the country's policies for the next five years.

Merkel Proposes CO2 Plan to Help China Combat Climate Change
German Chancellor Angela Merkel proposed a new system of measuring greenhouse gas emissions in developing nations, a step aimed at helping countries such as China and India sign up to global efforts to tackle climate change after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. 

China Passes Anti-Monoply Law
The anti-monopoly law marks the first time demands for such reviews have been enshrined in China's legal system, bringing together various rules and guidelines enacted as early as 2002. It takes effect next August.

China Set to Push Climate Change Deal
CHINA has thrown its weight behind achieving a positive "Sydney declaration" on climate change at next week's gathering of APEC leaders in Sydney.

China Defends Food Safety Standards to WHO
China has sent a notice to the World Health Organization defending its food safety standards and sentenced another food and drug watchdog official for bribery, its latest moves to assure the world its exports are up to par.

Dialogue Forum : !Environmental Concerns! HOT!

Climate Change&Environment Management in China from 1990s
A brief report on the change in environmental qualities of China, including the analysis of China's environmental issues,the challenges and prospects of environmental management and a short conclusion. (In Chinese).

The Greenolution Pitch
An idea for tracking green-technology usage through a  community-driven site with realtime tracking of money saved and co2 prevented alongside global goals for emissions reductions.

Generation Green
An article laconically introduces the global-warming effects, analyzes the conditions, market risks and opportunities in China, and lists some tips for youth's involvement.

Perspectives

Choking on Growth
NYT Series of articles and multimedia examining the human toll, global impact and political challenge of China’s epic pollution crisis.

The Great Leap Backward?
China's environmental woes are mounting, and the country is fast becoming one of the leading polluters in the world. The situation continues to deteriorate because even when Beijing sets ambitious targets to protect the environment, local officials generally ignore them, preferring to concentrate on further advancing economic growth. Really improving the environment in China will require revolutionary bottom-up political and economic reforms.

China Water Pollution Survey
China's environment officers are facing cold time in this hot summer: The outbreak of algae in Lake Tai and other severe water pollutions call for the alert:They are NOT natural disasters BUT man-made calamities! (In Chinese)

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