Air Pollution in China

Published January 16, 2013

Air pollution in China has reached a critical level, inconveniencing many who have to endure the blanket of acrid smog that is also causing respiratory diseases among children in particular. The public is now facing grave consequences from China’s rapid industrialisation and some of their non-ecological lifestyle.

Unfortunately, an immediate solution seems unlikely, as China premier-designate and environmentalists have pointed out. -Photos by Agencies/text by Alisia Pek

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