Building credibility
One way to build the credibility of a news source is to publish news that does not make you look good. Xinhua, like other government news agencies, is always suspect. Is it really a news source or is it a PR firm for the government?This report from Xinhua suggests that it's searching for news source status. Or is it bragging about the rapid economic growth? Or is it sending a message to local officials?
China fails to achieve pollution control goal in 2006
"China's environment watchdog on Monday said the country failed to reach its pollution control goals last year as the economy grew faster than expected...
"China also pledged last year to cut the amount of energy required to produce a unit of GDP by 20 percent by the turn of the decade. It has not yet been announced if last year's target of reducing energy consumption per unit of GDP has been met. Earlier reports indicated it was highly unlikely the goal would be reached..."
The jet stream exports Chinese pollution to Japan and beyond.
Labels: China
posted by Ken Wedding @ 8:47 AM
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