China may stop 'dragon project' - BBC

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 18:18 GMT 19:18 UK

China may stop 'dragon project'

China may stop building a 21-km-long (13-mile) dragon planned as a
tourist attraction because of environmental concerns, state media
report.

It was originally due to be completed in time for the 60th anniversary
of Communist rule in 2009.

It is located on top of the Shizhu Mountain, which was designated a
national forest park in 2005, in the central province of Henan.

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The Henan Environmental Protection Agency says it has sent a team
to investigate the project that started without the necessary
environmental assessments, Xinhua news agency reported.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6504317.stm

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Source: Xinhua

Dragon statue in Central China sparks controversy

2007-03-29 10:33:25

BEIJING, March 29 -- The construction of a 21-km-long concrete and
marble dragon along the ridge of a mountain near a national forest in
central China's Henan Province has become a controversial national
issue.

The Zulong Company has completed construction on the dragon's 29.9-
meter- high head and 800 meters of its body at a cost of more than
30 million yuan (3.9 million U.S. dollars), with the final cost
expected to be 10 times that amount.

Company president Li Shumin said the monumental project would be
completed by 2009 in time to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the
founding of the People's Republic of China.

Critics of the project say it is a waste of money and will damage
the local environment, while supporters say it will attract visitors
and create jobs for local people.

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Read more: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/29/content_5911377.htm

[BushOut06]

1. Not possible - according to the RWers, China doesn't give a damned about the environment

That's all we've been hearing from the neocons lately, especially when they bitch about the Kyoto Treaty. "But what about China, China can do whatever they want, they don't care about the environment, wah wah wah."