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But in fact Zhang was never fully in charge: After receiving news of the spill he had contacted the State Council, China's Beijing-based cabinet, seeking instructions, but had received no reply. That apparently put him in a quandary. "On the one hand, people have the right to know...
The big talk in fashion now is the Chi nese market, and here, too, Dolce & Gabbana is doing things its way?without a local partner and with vast shops in the tourist destination of Hangzhou as well as in Beijing and Shanghai.
Fault, however, also rests deep within China's political system. While officials in Beijing routinely pass laws to protect the environment, local officials and factory managers collude to evade them. Many enterprises and municipalities are so confident in their ability to ignore the law that even when they possess appropriate...
The Chinese government has taken some steps to try to improve its environmental record. Much of this involves encouraging the public to report polluters, to take part in the environmental-impact-assessment process, and to use the legal system to take the most egregious offenders to court. Beijing has also...
What will be the lessons of Harbin? In the wake of SARS, China's leaders have become increasingly adept at operating in the harsh spotlight of the international community. After acknowledging some missteps and perhaps removing some culpable officials, they will likely point to the Harbin incident as further evidence...