Environment

China Focus is thrilled to announce the 2024 China Focus Essay Contest. This year’s contest is organized by China Focus and is jointly hosted by the Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary […]

The runner-up for the 2023 China Focus Essay Contest goes to the duo of Yu Jiangmen (余江蔓) and Ye Linhong (叶林红). Yu Jiangmen is a recent graduate of Beijing Foreign […]

One of the two 2023 China Focus Essay Contest winners is the team of Katerina Yang and Ann-Alice Tichá. Katerina is a senior student at Johns Hopkins University majoring in […]

One of the two 2023 China Focus Essay Contest winners is Graham Revare, a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Kansas. He is a member of the debate team […]

How efficient are China's environmental protection institutions? How does the institution evolve during the Xi administration?

The China-led Lancang-Mekong Cooperation framework was initiated in the goal of enforcing stronger international legal norms. Moving forward, the member countries are working toward a more [...]

Public-private partnerships have been an integral part of China's public policy projects. The Smart Water Program at Yingtan is a perfect case that reflects the developing relationship.

The solar electricity industry has been an integral part of Chinese environmental policy reform. With recent policy changes, it's now facing greater challenges and uncertainties.

China's city-oriented flood mitigation policy may turn out to greatly endanger rural citizens' livelihoods and eventually China's food security.

China has led the way in global greening. Its forests are coming back due to the combined efforts of multiple levels of society.