Editors' Summary: In 2007, China continued its environmental development goals outlined in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan passed in 2006. The Seventeenth National Congress convened in Beijing to adopt new policies for 2007-2008 and beyond. This annual review surveys the major developments in Chinese environmental law and policy in the past year. The Article covers national policy shifts, China's activities in the international environmental law arena, zoning and planning regulations, and enforcement mechanisms.