Sustainable Development Technology Foundations (SDT)

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Prof. C.S.Kiang addressed that it is the time for China to deal with its environment at the ECO-nomics conference in Santa Barbara on March 22, 2012.  "China has spent 30 years on so-called economic reforms and made significant progress. The first issue was to get people to survive. Then you try to deal with the environment. Why is this a good time? Many cities in China have air-quality problems, many have water issues. The problem is severe, and gets the attention of the older people. Because of the economic benefits, they've started to look at the quality of life. The No. 1 thing they care about is their health and the environment. So it's time."

A video link, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304636404577301560607283128.html#articleTabs%3Dvideo ;

Also, a version of this article appeared Mar. 26, 2012, on page R6 in some U.S. editions of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Voices From the Conference.