Research Articles
Recent severe smog incidents in northeast China have cast the country’s environmental problems back into the spotlight. In...
US officials continued to push for the lowering of trade and investment barriers into China at the Joint Commission on Commerce...
Chinese officials have come under increasing public pressure to reduce air pollution since January, when 19 days of “hazardous...
The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) will soon release the country’s “strictest ever” action plan to combat air...
The latest in a string of recently released work plans detailing various agencies’ goals for 2013 include priorities for PRC...
The PRC State Council on October 29 released one of China's few comprehensive outlines of its views on and policies toward...
To prepare for the fifth round of the US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED), which is scheduled to be held in Beijing in...
Interest in fostering public-private partnerships between the United States and China in the area of energy and environmental...
The National Energy Administration (NEA), the PRC's new energy regulator under the National Development and Reform Commission (...
The fourth session of the US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) concluded today with the two sides launching investment...
The newly established Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection...
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson met with China's top leadership and his new counterpart for the Strategic Economic Dialogue...
The PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) recently released China's 11th Five-Year Plan (FYP, 2006-10) on...
As China's demand for energy soars, investment in the PRC energy sector will remain strong in 2008. Beijing's desire to create...
The US-China Business Council (USCBC) last week held events on China's energy sector policies and business strategies in...
US-China Business Council (USCBC) staff recently met with officials from the US Department of Commerce and the Office of the US...
Background
After long discussions within the PRC government, a draft PRC Energy Law was published for comment last week by the...
The PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) recently...
Long sensitive to the potential economic and security concerns caused by limited supplies and volatile prices in the global...
The 30th session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee concluded on October 28 with the adoption of...
Despite a September pledge to freeze gasoline prices to curb inflation, on October 31 the PRC National Development and Reform...
US-China exchanges on environmental issues
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials in late September met with their...
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) recently reviewed two environmental laws: the draft Circular...
The US and PRC presidents last week met in private before taking part in a two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)...
In a move to strengthen environmental protection, China recently adopted new guidelines to create financial incentives for...
Following the release of plans to address energy development and climate change, the State Council recently issued a related...
The PRC government on Monday released China's first policy blueprint on climate change. The document discusses in general terms...
A number of Chinese cities are once again preparing for summer power shortages, a chronic problem in recent years. While China'...
The PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) recently released new measures that call upon government agencies...
The PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released its 11th Five-Year Plan (FYP, 2006-10) on Energy Development...