required. The historical evolution of the global television industry is outlined and the global pattern of demand for … television sets is explored, partly to relate the location of demand to the location of television production. Production cycles … for colour television. China’s rise to become the world’s major producers of television sets is given particular attention …

China has experienced outstanding economic growth in recent decades, but not without environmental problems and costs … China’s rate of growth is environmentally sustainable and doubt if China will attain middle-income status in the next … century because of the environmental constraints facing it. Some suggest that China has already reduced its natural …

Brings attention to recent environmental policy documents which have been released in China such as China’s Agenda 21 … which is a white paper outlining policies to achieve sustainable developing in China. Another important recent document is … China: Biodiversity Conservation Plan. It identifies tropical reserves in Xishuangbanna Prefecture as having a high priority …

many countries, including China, community-based forestry is a decentralized form of forestry which empowers local people …

demand for these services (for example, the willingness of beneficiaries to pay for their supply) and the cost of replacing … these services. The benefits and drawbacks of this approach are discussed. China’s policies to restore the supply of …

economic growth, which result in loss of genetic diversity among domesticated organisms are outlined. China’s recent experience …

visiting Xishuangbanna. Xishuangbanna Prefecture contains the only remaining wild elephants in China. The present economic …

China contains a high degree of biodiversity and many unique species, but its rapid economic development threatens … occurring which could result in unsustainable ‘development’ occurring in China. These problems have been recognised both … worldwide and within China. For example, the World Bank has extended financial assistance to China through its Global …

Rapid growth has occurred in tourism to China since 1978 and although 1989 resulted in a large reduction in the number … of external visitors to China, resumed growth since then has established new records for levels of tourism arrivals in … China. In addition, a new attitude to the development of domestic tourism emerged in 1992. China has decided to increase the …

The gradualism of economic reforms in China and Vietnam (especially in China, which has led the way in this regard) has … been commented on favourably by many analysts studying transitional economies. Early market reforms in China and Vietnam … were constrained by political considerations and consequently, began in agriculture and in China’s case, in rural areas …