Socio-Political Factors and the Chinese Environmental Crisis

摘要

China is a heavily polluted country:one-third of its territory has been polluted by acid rain,two-fifths of the main water systems are of poor water quality,290 major cities don't even reach the lower standards of air quality,and"cancer villages"and SARS(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)first occurred in China.The environmental crisis takes place just as China has developed its economy and increased its Gross Domestic Product(GDP).