Logo 10 May 2021

Yunnan officials get on the wrong side of environmental protection

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That’s gotta hurt.

On Thursday, the environmental protection ministry (MEE) released an inspection report lambasting officials in Kunming, Yunnan province, for allowing real estate development around the city's Dianchi Lake.

The damage is enormous (SCMP):

“[The development resulted in...