But Chinese regulations are sometimes promulgated simply to blunt external criticism, and thus are seldom enforced, except when a case attracts international attention. For example, in 2003 China enacted a law on environmental-impact assessments, which was followed in 2008 by “provisional measures” to permit public participation in such assessments.
但中国有时出台法律只是为了减少国外的批评，因此除非某个案例引发了国际关注，否则也很少会真正执行。 比如，中国在2003年通过了环境影响评估法，2008年又接着出台了允许公众参与上述评估的“临时措施”。 但中国领导人仍然更加热衷于推动出口和经济增长，而不是保护国内的水源和空气。