‘Hydro-development plans and associated environmental impact assessments need to be released as soon as possible to resolve outstanding uncertainties’ as to whether proposed dams will harm the World Heritage site, IUCN/UNESCO inspectors write.
Environmental safety fears over factories
(July 13, 2006) ‘If China does not take effective preventative measures, the occurrence of environmental incidents will be out of control,’ warns Pan Yue, vice-minister of the State Environmental Protection Administration.
Chinese protected area not put into danger list
UNESCO has not included the Three Parallel Rivers region in Yunnan province in its most recent list of world heritage sites in danger
Regulator: China’s plants pose risk
(January 30, 2001) Most of China’s chemical plants pose a ‘grave environmental risk’ because they are located too close to cities and rivers, the State Environmental Protection Administration warns.
Half of China’s chemical plants endanger environment
(July 11, 2006) China’s State Environmental Protection Administration says 45 per cent of the country’s chemical and petrochemical plants, most located along rivers and lakes or in densely populated areas, pose a major environmental risk.
Flood control, drought relief base opens on Pearl River
The new flood-control command centre is China’s fifth to be located in a specific drainage area.
China power appetite ‘wasteful’
(July 10, 2006) China is building too many power stations, says Paris-based energy think tank International Energy Agency.
China says it’s building hydro-electric station over Sutlej
(July 7, 2006) China’s plan to build a barrage across the Sutlej River in Tibet has raised concerns that Beijing ‘may finally be controlling the flow of water into India.’
Future of the west set to follow Yangtze
(July 3, 2006) Viewpoint Beijing’s determination to modernise the Yangtze will transform the mainland’s economic landscape over the next 20 years.
Chinese law would apply to all media
(July 3, 2006) A Chinese draft law that threatens to fine domestic and foreign news media for reporting without permission on ‘sudden incidents’ is intended ‘to prevent malicious behavior by news media that willfully mislead the public.’
Nu River: environmentalists may not sue SEPA
(July 3, 2006) Greens may cancel plan to sue dams watchdog.
Auditors need sharp teeth to bite at inefficiencies
(June 29, 2006) Auditor-general Li Jinhua said recently that institutional inefficiency could cause more waste of money than individual corruption. He cited the NDRC, which ‘injected 1 billion yuan into five river dam projects before their feasibility was proven.’
Nujiang Prefecture CCP committee held a seminar on the protection of state secrets
(June 27, 2006) Speakers reminded officials to be on alert for "rampant spying activities and the penetration of state enemies" during the current period of peace and economic reform.
China media face disaster fines
(June 26, 2006) China is considering imposing financial penalties on media outlets that report emergency incidents without prior permission. Media organizations could face fines of more than $10,000 if they disobey.
The last river
(June 22, 2006) China plans to exploit the power of Southeast Asia’s last great wild river in a giant staircase of dams stretching from Tibet down through Yunnan province. Swedish journalist Ola Wong reports on a region of unique natural and cultural wealth under threat.
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