They help us clearly to understand the problem of global warming. We know that if this trend continues, it will bring more and more severe weather events and it will disrupt the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the world during the coming century. China is already taking impressive steps to protect its future. Leaded gasoline is being banned. Inefficient stoves have been upgraded.
People can find out about air quality from newspapers.
Communities and provinces and the national government are doing more to clean up rivers. Chinese scientists are fighting deforestation and soil erosion. And citizens are doing more to promote public education about the environment, among families and especially among children. The United States is determined to strengthen our cooperation with you. Last year our Vice President, Al Gore, and the Chinese government launched a forum to coordinate sustainable development and environmental protection.