China Environmental Law

I’m off to the Asia Society’s 18th Asian Corporate Conference in Tianjin-which the Society’s website helpfully notes for the geographically challenged “is over 1000 miles away from the epicenter [of the Wenchuan earthquake], and suffered no physical damage in the earthquake.”

The conference will

seek to better understand the opportunities and challenges in China’s economic development and to examine strategic models of sustainability. How can the region’s explosive growth become most sustainable over time? How are China and other Asian nations focusing on environmental problems, and how can Asia come together in seeking green solutions to address these heightening concerns? How can innovative public-private partnerships help China and the region overcome issues of energy dependence and rapid urbanization? What is the outlook for China’s booming economy, and can its trajectory be maintained? What is the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in preparing Chinese companies to compete internationally?

Your faithful correspondent will be filing periodic reports. If you’ll be there, let me know.