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=Pollution in China =

Primary Sources: [|Regional Air Quality Meeting] The air pollution in Beijing was mentioned at this meeting on 10/11/10 and it was discussed that it is important to look forward on what they can do to help improve the country. They are also acknowledging what has already been done in the past to help better them in the future. They are trying to reach their goal of clean breathing air for both Americans and Chinese. With them working together it shows that they are aware of what it is doing to them and the effects it has on the citizens. This meeting was important to the environment because it is now known that they are working towards reducing pollution.

[|Environmental Performance Review of China] China had been experiencing much economic growth through the years, and with those high rates comes environmental conditions that are not so good. In this speech it is reviewed that the air qualities in some Chinese cities still remain the worst in the world. Not only is it pollution in the air, but it is also pollution in the waters and waste in the streets. This is why they are working on strengthening China's environmental efforts.

Artifacts: [|MORE Pollution in Waterways] This news article proves that the pollution in China is known of and hardly anything is making it better. They have researched many factors and have done different surveys to find how much pollution is really in the waterways. Its good that they have the facts down and know of what is causing the pollution, but the most important part of this is helping to clean and make it better. By seeing the actual numbers first, it makes it more believable an actions can be started to better the environment of China.

[|Air Pollution EXTREME!] This video shows how the air pollution is really bad in some parts of China. It effects the people there everyday where they sometimes cannot even breath. Their own village leaders have also left to find better air in the city where it is a little bit cleaner, and so the village has very little to rely on. All of China has a lot of work to do with cleaning up its country because it is leading to lung cancer in the citizens. This video just shows how hard it is for them to get through life each and everyday and that something needs to be done. The pollution is hurting the people, and everything else. They are unable to grow any kind of vegetation because of the pollution which gives you little to eat since animals aren't able to stand all the pollution either. The orange haze is the best you will get to see in such a polluted place like the village mentioned in this video.

[| Amazing Pictures] Going through these pictures you see similarities, the citizens are suffering from all the pollution. If its not one thing its another that they have to deal with constantly in some of the cities. The pictures explain a lot about what the people see on a daily basis, and how some suffer deep inside with different diseases that are caused from the pollution in the city. The overall environment of China is something that has to be fixed to make it a better place for the future.