It’s time for some more [tag]statistics[/tag], derived from the [tag]expat[/tag] magazine 8days.
As it is pretty clear [tag]China[/tag] isn’t known for it’s environmental friendliness. It’s more about production, production, creating jobs and production. In a way very understandable as the Western world, although in a different phase, does the same.
Asking the [tag]Chinese[/tag] to apply strict regulations to decrease the pollution is great but jobs come first, people with jobs will buy cars and why deny them the fun which others already have for a long time. Actually it is just like any other country with the difference that China is bigger and as a result so is it’s impact .
The consequence of course is that the world will be hardly livable in 100 years or so but that’s a global issue most people don’t like to think or care about. Life is now, consuming is great and the more the better.
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In the top 20 of most polluted cities in the world 16 are in China
300 cities in China face water shortages (not included temporarily shortages like the [tag]Songhua[/tag] river)
70% of China’s rivers is polluted
385 species are endangered
“70% of China’s rivers is polluted” -ARE polluted
Comment by john — April 22, 2008 @ 11:43 am