China is in the fourth year of a “war on pollution” that the environment minister said has not damaged economic growth or caused job losses. Photo: EPA China is in the fourth year of a “war on pollution” that the environment minister said has not damaged economic growth or caused job losses. Photo: EPA
China is in the fourth year of a “war on pollution” that the environment minister said has not damaged economic growth or caused job losses. Photo: EPA
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China’s environmental clean-up campaign hasn’t cost jobs or hit economy, minister says

Unemployment rate in major cities at its lowest for several years, official says as he vows to press on with ‘war on pollution’

Topic |   Environment
Mimi LauFrank Tang
Mimi Lau and Frank Tang

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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China is in the fourth year of a “war on pollution” that the environment minister said has not damaged economic growth or caused job losses. Photo: EPA China is in the fourth year of a “war on pollution” that the environment minister said has not damaged economic growth or caused job losses. Photo: EPA
China is in the fourth year of a “war on pollution” that the environment minister said has not damaged economic growth or caused job losses. Photo: EPA
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