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After thousands of school building collapsed in 2008 Sichuan earthquake, the Chinese government spent hundreds of millions dollars to improve the safety of school buildings. However, as BON’s George Liu had found, some of the money had been spent elsewhere.
Sports camp, church camp, Four-H… many American kids go to camp in the summer. But how many go to school? In the US most don’t, unless they’re in danger of failing that grade. But in China, students go to summer school to get ahead…and it starts with intense pre-school. BON’s Susan Tart tells us why students are attending school – after it’s out for the summer.
The Copenhagen controversy continues to rumble on and, as we've reported, many in the west are pointing the finger squarely at China. Earlier this week British Prime Minister Gordon Brown accused China of holding the Copenhagen climate summit talks to ransom.
Meanwhile, UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband singled out China as having vetoed agreements on emissions. Miliband said China vetoed plans for 50% reductions in global emissions by 2050 and on 80% reductions by developed countries, despite the support of a coalition of developed countries and the vast majority of developing countries.