just as the speed and scale of China’s rise as an economic power have no clear parallel in history, so its pollution problem has shattered all precedents. Environmental degradation is now so severe, with such stark domestic and international repercussions, that pollution poses not only a major long-term burden on the Chinese public but also […]
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As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes
August 25th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »
Tags: china · environment · business
Virus Spreading Alarm and Deadly Pig Disease in China
August 15th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »
A highly infectious swine virus is sweeping China’s pig population, driving up pork prices and creating fears of a global pandemic among domesticated pigs.
Animal virus experts say Chinese authorities are playing down the gravity and spread of the disease.
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Tags: blue+ear+pig+disease · china · food · health
F.D.A. Issues Alert on Chinese Seafood
June 28th, 2007 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »
The Food and Drug Administration today issued an alert challenging imports of five major types of farm-raised seafood from China, including shrimp and catfish, because testing found recurrent contamination from carcinogens and antibiotics.
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