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\nIn 1973, Zhou ignored the chaos of the times and held China’s first conference on environmental protection, marking the birth of the field in modern China.
\n
\nIn this new book, The Environmental Awakening<\/i>, two former <\/span>environmental officials have gathered a selection of material from those two meetings. One of these editors is Qu Geping<\/a>, known as the father of environmental protection in China. Qu was one of the members of the delegation to Stockholm, and went on to play a leading role in environmental protection,<\/span> witnessing the changes to the government’s understanding and actions.
\n<\/span>
\nAt the launch of this book, Qu said that the start of environmental protection in China had fallen through the cracks of history. At the time, Mao and the Gang of Four were busy with their class struggles, and had no time to consider the environment. That first environmental-protection conference relied entirely on the backing of Zhou Enlai. <\/p>\n

That was four decades ago, and this book is a valuable reference for those who want to understand the people who were a part of that process. In a written message read at the book launch, Pan Yue, vice-minister for environmental protection, said that it would be regrettable if material from the early conferences was forgotten – but publication of this book prevents that from happening.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Th<\/i><\/b>e<\/i><\/b> Environmental Awakening
\n<\/i><\/b>Qu Geping and Peng Jinxin (editors)
\n<\/span><\/b>China Environmental Science Press, 2010
\n<\/span><\/b>
\n— By Huo Weiya<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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