I used to seek solace in my hometown Yangzhou or other similarly serene cities whenever the frenzy of Shanghai got to me. But there's no escape anymore. Hig

China's 2011 began with a severe dry spell, which has drawn anxieties both at home and abroad. Nearly four months of drought in the northern part was broken

China Central Television (CCTV) recently published the results of an annual survey which revealed that 44.6 percent of Chinese people feel that they are happy,

The role of civil society in global climate policy is mysterious to many in China, writes Chen Jiliang. But public campaigning is crucial work that must persist

Longstanding Chinese ideals, which seek balance between man and nature, could help humans find a better way of living, writes Pan Yue, China’s vice minister fo

Struck by a spate of fatal landslides, Shaanxi plans to relocate 2.4 million people to safer ground. But will this ambitious programme work? Meng Dengke reports

An ancient Chinese legend tells how Emperor Yu the Great, more than four thousand years ago, tamed massive floods by uniting tribal leaders and spurring them to

If one word could sum up China’s environmental events of the Year of the Tiger, it would be “leak”. At the beginning of 2010, a diesel leak from the Weinan b

The United States and China have cooperated with each other on clean technology for years. The two powers jointly conduct low-carbon research and development, t

Green protectionism is in effect a type of industrial protectionism under the banner of in the name of environment or climate protection. It is not a newfresh p