China's climate-change policy from kyoto to copenhagen: Domestic needs and international aspirations

Asian Perspective

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 5-33

  He, Lichao ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

China; Climate change; East asian politics; Environmental protection East Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650893546     PISSN: 02589184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/apr.2010.0012     Document Type: Article

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