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A greener (other) China

Taiwan, aka the Republic of China, has stolen a lead over its bigger mainland rival, the PRC, by committing to hard targets for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions... ...full story at Engaging China

from Engaging China on Thu, Jul 30 2009

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