China plan to protect environment

[DoYouEverWonder]

18 July 2006

China plans to spend 1.4 trillion yuan ($175bn) over the next five years on protecting its environment.

The sum - equivalent to 1.5% of China's annual economic output - will be used to improve water quality, and cut air and land pollution and soil erosion.

China has some of the world's most polluted cities and waterways.

Beijing has often overlooked protecting the environment in the rush to develop its economy - but now it is paying the price, a BBC correspondent says.

A chemical spill in a river near the city of Harbin last year drew international attention, as water supplies to almost four million people had to be suspended for nearly a week.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5192376.stm

[afrosia]

1. It seems the only 'bad' thing about China is that their government don't..

pretend that their people are free. I don't agree with internet censoring, but governments are beginning to hint towards that anyway with this '2-tier' nonsense.

[mike923]

3. Curious if you've ever been there?

[Igel]

2. It's to the point where the environmental degradation is

threatening development. Desertification producing lower crop yields, pollution sickening the workers.

So it's finally gotten to the point something must be done.

Esp. when company's coming.