China needs political reform to solve its environmental problems

There’s one method which could solve many of China’s problems: openness of information, public participation and holding officials to account. Currently we can’t yet hold officials to account, so how can we talk about doing so on a ‘lifetime’ basis? It’s all very well to talk about it, but the ruling party has to actually do it, says Li Dun, executive director of the Public Polic Institute at the Tsinghua University. Read more