...The principle aim of this report is to promote discussion around China’s domestic and overseas mining investments and how regulation of outbound investment and financing can be improved...seeks to increase access to important information, identify challenges, and encourage positive discussion between Chinese and international actors concerned about these issues...Over the last 20 years a large body of environmental regulations have also been adopted...implementation remains a major challenge...as China’s laws and regulations continue to develop, so must the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms...Although implementation of environmental regulation still needs to be improved within China, the relatively developed nature of domestic environmental regulations could be used as a minimum standard for companies going out...