Introduction

With extensive concerns about the environment in China, the government has improved on regulation with respect to environmental protection in recent years. During the 16th National Conference of the Chinese Communist Party held in 2002, President Jiang Zemin vowed to strengthen environmental protection and improve the ecosystem in order to achieve sustainable development in China. Since the promulgation of the "Environmental Protection Law" in 1989, a number of laws and regulations have been issued, and an extensive legal regime for environmental protection is ...