“We copied laws and regulations from western countries, but enforcement...” — Ma Jun Quote

“We copied laws and regulations from western countries, but enforcement remains weak, and environmental litigation is still quite near impossible.”

“In the future, officials will feel more pressure to protect the environment. But how to assess the officials' efforts to protect the environment is still a pivotal issue.”

“Greening the globalised manufacturing and sourcing will be the single biggest help multinationals could make to the tough pollution control in China and other developing countries.”

“Even the wealth of the U.S. cannot protect against the levels of environmental destruction that we are unleashing.”

“It should be noted that the EPA's banning of methanol is categorically absurd from the point of view of environmental protection.”

“Some of the environmental lobbyists of the Western nations are the salt of the earth, but many of them are elitists.”