China meeting signals new commitment
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A Jul 1995 conference on sustainable development sponsored jointly by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and China's Qinghua University is one sign that China is improving its environmental policies. Efforts are underway to keep China's economic development from harming its environment.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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China to triple Internet hooks with commercial hookups
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China's Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT) plans to add two new direct Internet links to the one already managed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. MPT will operate the lines for profit, which may make them unaffordable for most Chinese research scientists.
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Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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National monitoring network does science - and a lot more
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The China Environmental Research Network is an ambitious project that collects environmental data from a system of 29 field sites across China. However, observers are sceptical about whether China will be able to reverse environmental degradation.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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