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China pledges environmental improvement for rural areas

The Chinese government issued a document on Tuesday in which it vowed to tackle environmental problems in rural areas, where environmental conditions are "still very tough." "Some environmental problems have become the main factors ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Nov 21 2007

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