• World Insights: China's landmark legislation offers impetus to global green development

    March 16, 2026

    Lawmakers on Thursday voted to adopt the Ecological and Environmental Code at the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress. As China's second formal statutory code following the adoption of the Civil Code in 2020, the legislation aims to protect the ecological environment and promote green development through the strictest systems and the most rigorous rule of law.

  • Commentary: China's adoption of green code paves way for sustainable future

    March 13, 2026

    A refined integration of environmental laws and regulations, the new code is designed to advance carbon reduction, pollution control, green expansion and economic growth in a coordinated way, ensuring that development and conservation are no longer in competition, but in harmony.

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