Environment – China Focus

Caring about Xizang, Caring for the World

The evidence to date is of considerable progress towards the vision of an ecological civilization in which economic development simultaneously fosters social...

China Has Written Its Environment Protection Into Law

This law does not treat the environment as a brake on the economy to be loosened when growth slows. Instead, it makes greening the economy the central goal.

China & The World Politics Environment Sep 4, 2026

Restoring the Land, Renewing the Future

Through shared innovation, technology transfer and ecological restoration, China and Africa are building new solutions to combat land degradation and...

China & The World Environment Sep 3, 2026

Przewalskii’s Naked Carp: Back From the Brink

From the brink of extinction to a flourishing population, the dramatic turn in the fate of the huangyu is a testament to China's progress in building an...

Politics Environment Aug 21, 2026

China’s New Environmental Code Puts Green Growth Into Law

China's Ecological and Environmental Code embeds green development in law, showing how prosperity and environmental protection can advance together rather than...

China & The World Economy Environment Aug 17, 2026

China’s Great Green Wall Is Nearing Completion After 46 Years of Fighting the Desert

In the Kubuqi Desert, workers didn’t stop at planting. They built solar farms on the stabilized sand, and the panels do double duty: generating power for the...

China & The World Environment Jul 28, 2026

Forget the Thucydides Trap, the Real Danger Is Climate Breakdown

Rich nations caused the climate crisis. Now they're exporting its costs onto the nations that didn't.

China & The World Politics Environment Jul 24, 2026

Rail on the Roof of the World

These iron threads across the roof of the world are weaving isolated communities together and unlocking a future that once felt entirely out of reach.

Politics Economy Environment Jul 17, 2026

China Shoulders Responsibility for Maintaining Biodiversity

Over the past years, China has made steady progress in protecting biodiversity by adapting to new situations and seeking innovations.

China & The World Politics Environment Jul 8, 2026

Urumqi: Where the Wind Never Stops and Neither Does the City

Urumqi is becoming one of the engines behind China's clean energy transition, while still holding onto a cultural identity defined by centuries at the...

Culture Economy Environment Jun 26, 2026