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8Asians.com: As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes

  • John · 2 years ago
    Well, I think there will only be more articles on China regarding everything as we approach the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Additionally, reports of product recalls and warnings only add to the public's interest in learning more about China.
  • akrypti · 2 years ago
    I was wondering when someone on 8A would write about this! I've been hearing news about this for a while now, but since I didn't have any hard sources or links, couldn't blog on it. Good work, John!
  • Bertie · 2 years ago
    China appears to be going through a period of unregulated capitalism, much like the U.S. did in the early 20th century. Only after a while did the ills of industrialization become considered a valid issue in the U.S. (see, for example, Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"). China just hasn't gotten to the point of instituting quality control or pollution control. Eventually, it will.

    So, this too shall pass.