[The burden is heavy and the road is long].

One-Fifth of the population of the world live in China. China is the biggest developing country in the world. China also has a higher biodiversity and is the most abundant World Natural and Cultural Heritage country, so Chinese environmental protection is very important to the globe. China is facing the crucial period of developing the economy and protecting the environment. At present in China, the top officials have understood the importance of protecting the environment for Chinese sustainable development in the new century and have attached great importance to environmental protection. This is a good opportunity to carry out the basic national policy and protecting the ecological environment. Nevertheless, there are more difficulties in doing this in China than in the U.S. These reasons are as follow: