{"id":40076002,"date":"2018-03-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/china-dialogue-ocean-staging.darkbluehq.com\/uncategorized\/2289-eight-million-podcast-china-rivers-pollution-2\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T16:46:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T16:46:09","slug":"40076002-2289-eight-million-podcast-china-rivers-pollution-2","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/pollution\/40076002-2289-eight-million-podcast-china-rivers-pollution-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Cleaning up China\u2019s rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rivers are at the heart of China\u2019s economic development, but recent research indicates they may also be critical in transporting plastic pollution into the ocean. What is China doing to stop pollution from flowing into river systems?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 19th Party Congress in 2017 is where Xi Jinping spelled out his ambition for a “Beautiful China”. During the party congress, the Five Year Plan was approved \u2013 putting in motion new environmental targets that can be filtered down to local governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight Million<\/em> is a five-part audio documentary about plastic pollution in the ocean, and the role of China in addressing this global challenge. It\u2019s produced by Sustainable Asia<\/a>, with assistance from China Dialogue<\/em>. You can find the first episode of this podcast series here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope you enjoy and please send us your feedback on Twitter, Facebook, or at ocean@chinadialogue.net<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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