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2007/02/13

"It might be true that some of these countries could first develop their economies and then begin to engage in environmental protection. But China really cannot afford such a model."

Pan Yue, vice-minister of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), has been in the media limelight for the so-called environmental protection “storm” SEPA launched in 2005 to curb the country’s widespread pollution. An ardent advocate of the “green GDP” concept, Pan has been pushing hard for the programme despite resistance from some local government leaders who fear that more rigid environmental protection measures will hinder local economic growth.



	Article featured in Business Beijing, February 2007 Publication sponsored by Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Development & Reform Commission of Beijing Municipality, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (Beijing Sub-Council)