In recent years, there has been increased citizens' activism against government decisions that are perceived as environmentally damaging, and a retired official from the Communist Party of China has reported that the year of 2012 saw over 50,000 environmental protests in China.
2012年，破坏环境的政府决定导致了公民行动的增加，一位退休的中国共产党官员指出2012年中国爆发了超过50,000起的环保抗议事件。