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China environmental issues
![Modern China and the 2 Great Mountains Modern China and the 2 Great Mountains](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1200px-cjcs_meets_with_prc_counterpart_35794602894.jpg)
Modern China and the 2 Great Mountains
By Kerry Brown
Feudalism and imperialism are gone, but China faces new 'mountains': social and environmental issues.
![China’s Effective Greens and Gaps in Climate Activism China’s Effective Greens and Gaps in Climate Activism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-34_lds_1.jpg)
China’s Effective Greens and Gaps in Climate Activism
By Fengshi Wu
The pragmatic approach preferred by environmental activists is put to the test by the crisis of climate change.
![12 Regions of China: Why the Center Still Reigns Supreme 12 Regions of China: Why the Center Still Reigns Supreme](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-3205366669_c1f1143907_b.jpg)
12 Regions of China: Why the Center Still Reigns Supreme
By John Lee
While China can be conceptualized as 12 distinct regions, that doesn't mean the country is going to split apart.
![China 'Urgently' Bans Foreign Trash Imports China 'Urgently' Bans Foreign Trash Imports](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-9263497084_75c6472010_z.jpg)
China 'Urgently' Bans Foreign Trash Imports
By Charlotte Gao
The U.S. and Japan are the two biggest exporters of plastic waste to China.
![The Dragon Mart Fiasco Still Haunts China-Mexico Relations The Dragon Mart Fiasco Still Haunts China-Mexico Relations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-23_16-06-30.jpg)
The Dragon Mart Fiasco Still Haunts China-Mexico Relations
By Edmund Downie
The death of the $180 million shopping complex highlights stumbling blocks to closer economic cooperation.
![China's Tangled Environmental History China's Tangled Environmental History](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-04_18-00-16.jpg)
China's Tangled Environmental History
By Jonathan Schlesinger
Qing Dynasty conquests led to an unprecedented rush for resources, but also laid the roots for modern conservation.
![The Trouble With China’s War on Pollution The Trouble With China’s War on Pollution](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-09_21-33-31.jpg)
The Trouble With China’s War on Pollution
By Chris Zhang
Enforcement remains a major problem.
![South China Sea Ruling: China Caused 'Irreparable Harm' to Environment South China Sea Ruling: China Caused 'Irreparable Harm' to Environment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-15_12-17-17.jpg)
South China Sea Ruling: China Caused 'Irreparable Harm' to Environment
By Shannon Tiezzi
The arbitral tribunal rules that significant environmental damage has been done -- and China is to blame.
![Green Finance: A Strategic Imperative for China Green Finance: A Strategic Imperative for China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-13_10-17-09.jpg)
Green Finance: A Strategic Imperative for China
By Deborah Lehr
China's "green financing" could be the key to making sure the Paris agreement comes to fruition.
![What Can China Learn from Love Canal? What Can China Learn from Love Canal?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-26_14-16-00.jpg)
What Can China Learn from Love Canal?
By Kate Logan
Poisoned students at a school in Jiangsu stir up memories of a similar incident in the United States in the 1970s.
![China's Uphill Battle Against the Ivory Trade China's Uphill Battle Against the Ivory Trade](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-10_15-03-45.jpg)
China's Uphill Battle Against the Ivory Trade
By Liu Qin
Five months after Xi Jinping promised to ban the ivory trade, what progress has China made?
![Red Alert: Beijing Warns of Heavy Air Pollution Red Alert: Beijing Warns of Heavy Air Pollution](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-11_19-35-08.jpg)
Red Alert: Beijing Warns of Heavy Air Pollution
By Shannon Tiezzi
For the first time, Beijing issues its highest air pollution warning.