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"The Middle Kingdom's Dilemma" and "China's Pollution Revolution"

Number 23365
Subject Environment
Source The Washington Monthly
State DC
Year 2007
Publication Date 12/01/2007
Summary In this series, the author investigates "the emergence of a grassroots environmental movement in Communist China." In "The Middle Kingdom's Dilemma," the author reveals a plan by the State Council to divert an amount of water that is greater than the total volume of water from the Yangtze River. In "China's Pollution Revolution," Larson writes about a poluuting factory and its negative impact on nearby residents.
Category Contest Entry
Pages 10
Keywords Communist China; grassroots environmental movement; water shortages; pollution; environmental laws; international
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