On May 21, 2013, CEF director Jennifer Turner testified in front of the Congressional Executive Commission on China’s hearing on “Food and Drug and Safety, Public Heath, and the Environment in China.”
On May 21, 2013 Jennifer testified in front of the Congressional Executive Commission on China’s hearing on “Food and Drug and Safety, Public Heath, and the Environment in China.” Jennifer testified on a variety of topics concerning the Environment in China including: public interest law, NGOs’ role in transparency, citizen protests, and the internet’s role in environmental awareness. Senator Brown of Ohio then questioned Jennifer on these topics. You can check out the testimony at this link, her testimony starts at 1:07:00 and Senator Brown questions Jennifer at 1:27:00.
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