1. China’s battle to breathe.
- Author
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Hawkins, Amy
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SMOG , *SOCIAL unrest , *AIR pollution , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *TWENTY-first century , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *HISTORY , *SOCIAL history ,CHINESE politics & government, 2002- - Abstract
The article discusses the author's claim that smog is causing social unrest in places such as Beijing,China, and it mentions the political and social aspects of air pollution in China as of 2017. Journalist Chai Jing's documentary film "Under the Dome" is examined, along with Chinese industrialisation and the annual National People's Congress parliamentary gathering in China. The Chinese government's policies regarding the environment and activists are assessed.
- Published
- 2017