Guizhou to seek balanced development

Poor province does not want to destroy environment for growth, top official says

Chen Gang, the Party chief of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, said on Thursday that one of the least developed provinces in China will not sacrifice its environment for economic development.

"Guiyang can't follow the old ways of Beijing," said Chen, the former deputy mayor of Beijing, at a news conference on Thursday in China's capital.