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So I haven't actually said anything comparing US to China. I see you want to answer your own question unrelated to mine - which is alright.

I simply asked, and continue to ask without anyone being able to answer it: Are there any organizations in China that have any real power to do anything to protect the ecosystems critical to animal life or is it unfettered development >> ecosystem.

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Given that I wasn't responding to your question, but to a follow up comment you made, I don't see why you would have expected me to be answering your original question.

Nevertheless, the organisation tasked with protecting the environment in China is called the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. To quote Wikipedia:

> The Center for American Progress has described China's environmental policy as similar to that of the United States before 1970. That is, the central government issues fairly strict regulations, but the actual monitoring and enforcement are largely undertaken by local governments that have a greater interest in economic growth.

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