Sublime

A landmark event for Chinese environmental history was the halting – or shelving – of the massive Nu river dam project in 2004, as discussed in Chapter 7 (see Maps 7.1a and 7.1b). The event was important for various reasons, including the collective action taken not only by the Chinese groups but also by international NGOs and groups and government

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During my visit to China, high-speed rail was one of the most visible expressionsof modernization, progress, and technology. In California, taking the Amtrak was a reprieve from it.