(June 11, 2001) The Financial Times of London and South China Morning Postreport that China’s censors have launched a clampdown on press freedoms, revealing insecurities among the country’s ruling elite threatened by rampant corruption and rural strife. The cause of their sensitivity seems to be a combination of an increasingly lively and emboldened state media, and the approaching 80th Communist Party anniversary, on July 1.
New report from China’s top advisors admits big unrest
(1) New report from China’s top advisors admits big unrest
(2) Power ploys
(3) China’s eco conscience
(4) Three Gorges Dam: Premier Zhu stresses quality
(5) Activists warn investors about Yangtze banks
(6) Three Gorges dam makes smooth headway
Four uncertainties threatening water resources in China
(June 5, 2001) ‘Aridity, waterlogging, water pollution as well as soil erosion are four major problems threatening the development of water resources in China,’ water minister Wang Shucheng tells People’s Daily.
Russian nature minister to embark on China visit
(June 4, 2001) Russia’s natural resources minister is embarking Tuesday on a working visit to neighboring China, where he will meet with officials to discuss common environmental issues.
Plant relocations in pollution crackdown
(June 3, 2001) Nine major industrial plants in the southern city of Guangzhou will be removed from the city’s urban centre by 2010 as part of an anti-pollution drive, sources with the Guangzhou environmental protection department said recently.
Mystery pollutant detected in Mudanjiang
(May 31, 2001) Water pollution is suspected in Mudanjiang, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, as unidentified flocs – suspended aggregate particles – have been detected at a water supply source since Sunday, the city government said yesterday.
Green regulation punishes misconduct
(May 19, 2001) Environmental watchdogs in China who abuse their authority will be punished under a special regulation that took effect yesterday. The provisional form of the regulation, China’s first on disciplining dereliction of duty, was released yesterday by the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) and the Ministry of Supervision.
China warns officials against covering up pollution
Beijing: China has warned local environmental protection officials that they will be punished if they allow or cover up damage to the environment in favour of economic growth, state media said on Tuesday.
China faces uphill battle to turn its growth Green
(May 15, 2001) There are days in Beijing the smog is so thick residents can stare straight at the sun. Residents of the 2008 Olympic Games host city watch the air quality index like they do the weather forecast.
China dams up dissent of Three Gorges project
(May 6, 2001) Yunyang, China — He Kechang retired to a village above the Yangtze River hoping to spend his last years with his family working their half-acre of land. But as construction started on the Three Gorges Dam about 200 miles downriver, the former ship worker found himself slowly drawn into a morass of deceit and corruption.
China to seek public opinion on environmental affairs
Beijing: China’s environmental watchdog has issued a set of guidelines on public participation in environmental impact assessment, encouraging direct involvement from the general public in the country’s environmental affairs.
Wine maker blamed for panic over water supply
(May 6, 2001) An unknown substance found near the water source of Mudanjiang City, the third largest city in Heilongjiang Province, turned out to be a micro-organism that multiplied because of waste from a wine maker, according to local sources.
Amnesty International issues appeal for Three Gorges dam protesters
(April 23, 2001) Amnesty International issues urgent action appeal on behalf of four farmers, jailed after protesting the embezzlement of funds intended to resettle thousands of peasants displaced by the Three Gorges dam project.
China’s rivers: Frontlines for chemical wastes
(April 20, 2001) … Although China has stepped up efforts to clean up its rivers and crack down on plants that pose obvious environmental safety risks, progress has stalled due to a lack of funds and professional personnel.
SEPA releases new measure on public participation in EIA process
(April 20, 2001) The State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), China’s top environmental body, has released a tentative measure on public involvement in the nation’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process.
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