Watts, Jonathan. "China Ready to Quell Disquiet over New Environmental Policies." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 07 Sept. 2011. has announced plans to tighten environmental controls and ramp up internal security spending. Though no link was made between these two developments, the government may be anticipating one. At first sight, the issues of environment and security could not be further apart, at least in terms of their very different contributions to China's international image. This was evident this weekend, when the government of prime minister Wen Jiabao drew plaudits from green groups and anger from organisations. The praise was for the new , which contains several progressive environmental policies (listed below) aimed at slowing emissions growth, cutting and . This card indicates a concrete change in official public records. In an opening address to the China’s National Congress many of the changes were outlined. This card proves there is some sort of People’s environmental shift in policy expected.
Watts, Jonathan. "China Ready to Quell Disquiet over New Environmental Policies." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 07 Sept. 2011. has announced plans to tighten environmental controls and ramp up internal security spending. Though no link was made between these two developments, the government may be anticipating one. At first sight, the issues of environment and security could not be further apart, at least in terms of their very different contributions to China's international image. This was evident this weekend, when the government of prime minister Wen Jiabao drew plaudits from green groups and anger from organisations. The praise was for the new , which contains several progressive environmental policies (listed below) aimed at slowing emissions growth, cutting and . This card indicates a concrete change in China’s official public records. In an opening address to the National People’s Congress many of the changes were outlined. This card proves there is some sort of environmental shift in policy expected.
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