Pollution In China
One of the serious negative consequences of the People's Republic of China's rapid industrial development has been increased pollution and ruin of natural resources. A 1998 World Health Organization report on air quality in 272 cities worldwide reported that that seven of the world's 10 most polluted cities were in China (China: Environmental Issues). Industrialization in the Pearl River Delta has also contributed to worsening air pollution in Hong Kong. The Xinhua News Agency has quoted an environmental official, Wang Jinnan, as saying that more than 410,000 Chinese die as a result of pollution each year (Lynch).
China's increasingly polluted environment is largely a result of the country's hurried development causing a large increase in energy consumption, which is almost entirely produced by burning coal. China has pursued an economic model which emphasizes exports, so they have been increasing manufacturing capacity as much as possible. Without any significant ecological or......
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