Why did China ignore the problem of water pollution?

Jeff Hays, a teacher and writer currently living in Saga, Japan, but was born in the Mojave Desert in California and brought up mostly in Reston Virginia, in the Washington D.C. read more

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Worsening water pollution is fueling social discontent. Last week villagers in south-western Yunnan province attacked a factory that was discharging waste water. (Image by Bo Qiu/ Greenpeace. Although China’s air pollution keeps making headlines, its water pollution is just as urgent a problem. read more

Outrage over pollution has widely spread among ordinary Chinese people, and even attracted attention on social media channels throughout the world. Jimmy Palmiotti, the famous inker of Marvel Comics expressed his condemnation of water pollution in China. Twitter. Some Chinese media have also joined the crusade against water pollution. read more