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Beijing rolls out new rules detailing environmental protection duties for cadres

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Beijing is giving cadres a green mandate with teeth.
On Tuesday, the Party Central Committee and State Council rolled out new rules detailing ecological and environmental protection duties for cadres.
The goal: Build a tightly linked system of responsibility.
Some context: In May, Beijing issued upd...



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