Fuchs, DanielSchmitt, Edwin2020-06-192020-06-199781760461980http://hdl.handle.net/1885/205374The recent Party Congress has seen an outpouring of support for strengthening environmental protections. This has come amid an intensified environmental crackdown that has seen surprise inspections of mostly smaller and older factories across the country. While these activities have received some attention in the Chinese media, at present very few reports can be found in English. To fill this gap, this essay explores the implications of the campaign for workers and business in Chengdu.en-AUAuthor/s retain copyrighthttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/2018-0410.22459/MIC.04.2018.30Creative Commons licence (CC BY-NC-ND; creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)