More than 60 percent of respondents to a recent survey said they are unsatisfied with, or unclear of, transparent government information regarding environmental protection.
The survey, conducted by the Public Opinion Research Center under Shanghai Jiao Tong University, aims to find out residents’ attitudes toward the country’s environmental protection and how they evaluate government performance in this sector.
The survey, released on Wednesday, polled 3,400 residents from 34 cities across the country in March and April.
Only 37.4 percent of the respondents said they believe governments are doing a good job in revealing information about environmental protection, while the others said they are not satisfied with government performance or they have no idea of it, according to the survey.
“Given the result, it’s highly necessary and important for government to adjust its method of working with the public,” said Zhong Yang, director of the research center. In addition, the public has shown a very strong resistance toward neighboring facilities that have environmental risks, the survey shows.
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