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Interactive 2: Critique the work of another learner. Do you agree with their assessment of that company’s environmental policy? Argue for or against based on this company’s car/truck production. The 2nd learner as per usual.
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Steve Frazier
Unit 4 Week 8 Interactive #1
The global automaker chosen for this discussion it the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) Motor Corporation wholly owned and operated as a state-owned enterprise (SOE) by the People’s Republic of China (Ahrens, 2013).

What environmental laws are in place in this company’s country of origin?
§ 1989 China adopted the Environmental Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China, an all-encompassing law with grand intentions but no enforcement (“China’s Environmental Law,” 1989)
§ Direct stimulus package in 2008 featuring $205 billion for direct energy efficiency and environmental improvements as well as improvements in rail and electric infrastructure (Seligsohn, 2008).
§ In 2009 outlined a plan to be the largest producer of electric cars (Bradsher, 2009)
§ Amendments passed to current law in 2014 imposing large fines and short term imprisonment for violators, follow up to 1989 law (“China’s new stance,” 2014).
§ Reorganization of the Ministry of Environmental Protection which had been abandoned in 1998 and now brought back (“China’s new policy,” 2013).

Are these laws different from those in the U.S? Yes, Weaker
Are these laws different from those in the U.S? Yes, Weaker
§ Up until 1989 there were no guidelines for any environmental policy (Tiezzi, 2014)
§ Little or no enforcement for the past 25 years (“New China Law,” 2014).
§ New amendments to 1989 law to be enacted and enforced as of January 1, 2015 (“New China Law,” 2014).
§ There have been no penalties or repercussions as long as economic goals were met (Xu, 2014)
§ Responsibility for the enforcement is delegated to individual provinces (perhaps comparable to states in the US)…