Jason Subler and Eadie Chen, Reuters
March 6, 2007
Beijing Chinese officials fanned out at the start of the annual session of parliament to pledge concrete steps to implement Premier Wen Jiabao’s demand that China do more to protect the environment while keeping the economy growing.
… Speaking over the weekend, Pan Yue, deputy head of the State Environmental Protection Administration, called for officials to be evaluated according to their environmental record. “Given the way things work in China, if you really put such things into officials’ appraisals, that can help effect a fundamental change in the system,” Pan told reporters. … Read the full story[PDF].
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