"China has experienced a wide-scale and rapid transformation from an agricultural based economy to the manufacturing … shortages. The biggest challenge ahead will be for national and local governments to craft policies and rules within China …

Introduction -- Water scarcity in China : current situation -- Water resources management in China : an overview of …

drive to build infrastructure in China, where local governments are not allowed to engage in direct market borrowing. UDICs … municipal corporations under the Company Law of the Peoples' Republic of China (PRC). The law does not clarify the relationship …-a-vis UDICs. The Government of China (GOC) agencies expect that the World Bank (WB) Technical Assistance Report (TAR), based on …

The purpose of this note is to explain how the pandemic is reshaping regulations in China and affecting urban planning … and city management. In preparing this note, a meta-analysis was conducted based on a review of China's urban planning … provides a systematic review of how China responses to COVID-19 and addresses gaps in urban planning and building design …

China has very serious water problems despite substantial economic development achievements, strong technical expertise … identifies China's principal water resource challenges, what China is already doing, and how the Bank can assist in the future …, China could do much better in managing its water resources. The World Bank's assistance to China in water resources …