China's Formidable Environmental Challenges
6 December 2002 - 1:00pm
China faces formidable environmental challenges. The country leadership is seems prepared to admit environmental mistakes and search for solutions
"The demand for higher living standards will put further pressure on the environment, including the expansion of the urban population and a constant growth in the number of road vehicles.These are daunting problems, and China will need all its new-found environmental sensitivity to cope."
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China faces up to environmental challenges
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BBC News, December 5, 2002
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