Chinese environmentalists, whether from government, research institutes or NGOs, should be seen as comprising a “community”, not a “movement,” argues the editorial. A feature article explores the critically important but also extremely complex field of fiscal reform; while another feature article, contributed by Seattle University professor, Rob Efird, describes and discusses the activities in China of Japanese environmental NGOs. Shorter news pieces report on efforts by international NGO, Plan, to improve the registration procedures for rural children; on progress in an ADB-supported project to foster government-ngo partnerships in poverty alleviation; on changes in emphasis for a Hong Kong charity, Sowers Action, which supports education on China’s mainland, and on the findings of a study on maternal and child health published by Unicef, WHO and the Ministry of Health.
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