Protecting China's Land: Hope for People and Nature

When
March 7, 2012 11:27 am — 11:27 am
Where
Washington, DC

Co-sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson Center, the Environmental Law Institute, and the China Environment Forum

Premier Wen Jiabao publicly announced this winter that China needs to make important choices and adopt a major new land law before the central leadership transition takes place in March 2013. The year 2012 thus will be a critical time period to accomplish the reforms that will affect the livelihood of 700 million rural Chinese and strengthen existing land protection regulations.

The premier