China puts economy before climate
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China's first climate change plan says the priority in tackling climate change is economic development.
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China&#39;s first plan for climate change  will seek to fortify the country against damage from global  warming but also against international pressure to cut  greenhouse gas pollution that Beijing calls the cost of growth.
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China's first plan for climate change will seek to fortify the country against damage from global warming but also against international pressure to cut greenhouse gas pollution that Beijing calls the cost of growth.
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China promised Monday to better control emissions of greenhouse gases, unveiling a national program to combat global warming, but rejected mandatory caps on emissions as unfair to countries still trying to catch up with the developed West.
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Chinaâs sizzling economy grew 11.5 percent in the third quarter, surging ahead despite official efforts to cool the countryâs boom.
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The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday raised its forecast for China's economic growth this year to 10.4 percent, citing surging investment and exports, and warned of possible dangers to long-term stability.
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China's top climate official said on Tuesday that Beijing is determined to curb the use of fossil fuels behind global warming, but deflected questions of whether the big emitter will accept caps on greenhouse gases.
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BEIJING, June 4 -- China released its first-ever national climate change policy Monday, rejecting mandatory caps on emissions of greenhouse gases as unfair and a threat to the development that has contributed to the country's meteoric economic growth.
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China's decision was its boldest so far aimed at guiding a heated economy onto a path of slower growth.
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China promised Monday to better control emissions of greenhouse gases, unveiling a new national program to combat global warming, but rejected mandatory caps on emissions as unfair to countries still trying to catch up with the developed West.
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China&#039;s economy expanded at its fastest pace in a decade with growth of 11.3 percent in the second quarter, official data shows, exceeding expectations and possibly signaling the need for new cooling measures.
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China increases its interest rates for the first time since 1995, a move widely seen as a further attempt to prevent its economy from over-heating.
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China said that wealthier countries must take the lead in curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
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China&#39;s spending on fixed assets such  as roads and power plants accelerated in the first five months  of the year, prompting predictions of imminent monetary  tightening to slow the world&#39;s fourth-largest economy.
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Chaotic winter weather besieged  China's business and farming heartland on Tuesday, with no  quick end in sight to weeks of snow and ice that have trapped  energy and food flows ahead of a big national holiday.
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China said cooling the world&#39;s fastest- growing major economy and maintaining a stable currency will be government priorities next year.
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China faces a higher risk of natural disasters including floods and drought this year, according to a top official.  Water Resources Vice-Minister E Jingping told local authorities to prepare for torrential floods, typhoons and continued drought.