Indeed, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has declared that he wants to see more “scientific development” in China’s approach to its problems, and even called for a temporary halt of the Salween (Nu) River dam. Environmentalists were even permitted to take part in a public hearing on the Tiger Leaping Gorge project, a first for China.
这些努力看起来在该国的领导人中激发了更大的环境敏感度。政府最近呼吁更为平衡的发展，甚至提出用“绿色指标”来衡量发展。温家宝总理说，解决中国的问题时，他想要看到更为“科学发展”，甚至要求暂停怒江水坝。环保人士被允许参加有关虎跳峡工程的公开听证会，这是破天荒的第一次。