Besides laying out impressive economic reforms, last year’s Third Plenum Decision also underlined the importance of China’s environment and how the country’s ongoing economic development must not be to its detriment. While China’s economy was still growing in the double-digits, the damage this caused to the country’s ecosystem was all too often gravely neglected. In this issue we revisit the theme of China’s environment and look at some of the main challenges China faces.

This issue includes a special EU Focus, with an exclusive interview with the new EU Ambassador to China, a ‘Who’s who in the European Commission?’ and an article on the EU-China Bilateral Investment Agreement written by DG TRADE.

Also featured in this issue:

• The updated Environmental Protection Law
• EU-China environmental projects
• 4^th Plenum Analysis