This article also appears on ChinaFile, a Tea Leaf Nation partner site. It appears that Chinese environmental activism is going further mainstream. The Sina micro-blogging account of Global Times, a well-known Communist Party mouthpiece, has just shared news about the horrific proliferation of “cancer villages” in China. Earlier today, @环球时报 wrote: A map of China’s ‘cancer [...]
The phrase “Ecological Civilization,” meant to describe a balance between economic development and environmental protection, was introduced in Chinese politics when the country held its 18th National Congress in November, 2012. Touted as an important part of China’s “Scientific Outlook of Development,” “Ecological Civilization” was said to be important for the well-being of the Chinese people [...]
If China’s economy collapses, you certainly won’t be able to say that well-known commentator Liu Shengjun (@刘胜军改革) didn’t warn you. On Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter, Liu started an ongoing thread entitled “China’s Miracle is an Illusion.” He wrote: “I was speaking about reform at a gathering of colleagues. Our view: At present, the Chinese economy [...]
“The PM2.5 measure published by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing is 252 to 302, but today’s average from the Ministry of Environmental Protection was less than 100. Why is the difference so huge? Who should I trust?” So tweeted Li Ningning (@李_宁宁), a product manager at a Beijing software company, on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter. [...]
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