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May 25, 2013

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English Stories From the Chinese Press: July 20, 2012

Torrential rains

2 million affected in Chinese rainstorms (Xinhua) 17 Jul 2012

Rainstorms kill 30 in southern, central China (Xinhua) 17 Jul 2012

Rescue underway as torrential rain sweeps Duyun, SW China (Xinhua)

Heavy rain plagues South, East China (Xinhua) 16 Jul 2012

Over 220,000 people evacuated as flood hits SW China county (Xinhua) 11 Jul 2012

Shaanxi Province hit by torrential rains (Xinhua) 10 Jul 2012 09:32

Thousands relocated after Sichuan barrier lake formed (Xinhua) 10 Jul 2012

Hailstorms damage Xinjiang's cotton fields (Xinhua) 15 Jul 2012

Three Gorges Dam flood peak

Three Gorges reservoir water at year's highest (Xinhua) 16 Jul 2012

Three Gorges Dam operates at full capacity (Xinhua)

Three Gorges Dam sees second annual flood peak (Xinhua)

Three Gorges Dam braces for second flood peak (Xinhua)

Three Gorges Dam opens sluices as water level pushed up (Xinhua)

Three Gorges opens sluices for water discharge in C China (Xinhua)

Watercourses

Large amount of dead fish float at south lake in Wuhan (Xinhua) 15 Jul 2012

Workers collect floating garbage on Yangtze River (Xinhua) 15 Jul 2012

Blue-green algae gathers in Chaohu Lake (Xinhua) 9 Jul 2012

Algae "green tide" persists in east China's beachside (Xinhua) 14 Jul 2012

Chemical spills and contamination

Rainstorm triggers chlorine gas leak in Wuhan (Xinhua) 14 Jul 2012

SARS chemical toxic gas sparks Hangzhou panic (Xinhua) 6 Jul 2012

Jiangxi lead poisoning sees 12 plants temporarily shut (Xinhua) 8 Jul 2012

40 remain hospitalized after E China sulfur dioxide leak (Xinhua) 13 Jul 2012

River runs white after chemical leak (China Daily) 11 Jul 2012

Climate Change

Climate change forces Tibetan antelopes deliver cubs outside “comfort zones” (Xinhua) 13 Jul 2012

Hebei counts cost of natural disasters (Xinhua) 7 Jul 2012

Farming

Chickens to fight locusts in China pastureland (Xinhua) 6 Jul 2012

"Father of hybrid rice" predicts increasing yields (Xinhua) 6 Jul 2012

Environmental policy

China's environment watchdog promises more anti-pollution efforts (Xinhua) 5 Jul 2012

Decline in local green priorities warned China Daily - 5 Jul 2012

Conservation

New Zealand, Chinese scientists join to save Chinese grasslands (Xinhua) 9 Jul 2012

S China Sea wildlife survey planned (Xinhua) 8 Jul 2012

Power

China persists in restructuring economy amid slowdown (Xinhua) 6 Jul 2012

Urbanisation

China Exclusive: Over 1 million Tibetan nomads choose settlement (Xinhua) 6 Jul 2012

Mining

Mining to become key to Tibet's economy (China Daily) 8 Jul 2012

Tourism

Tibet strengthens management of scenic spots (Xinhua) 13 Jul 2012

China and international development

Interview: China tiger re-wilding progress in S. Africa applauded at IWMC (Xinhua) 10 Jul 2012

ODI climate likely to be overcast (Contains comments on China’s overseas direct investment and CSR regulations in other developing nations) Xinhua 6 Jul 2012

Compiled by Christina Goodman

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