IN the wake of controversy over the impact of the Three Gorges Dam, China has pledged to take more measures to protect the environment in the area. The new measures, announced by the office of the Three Gorges Project Committee of the State Council... ...full story at Shanghai Daily
from Shanghai Daily on Tue, Nov 20 2007
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