China's Pollution Busters - China

Nov 2007
In the past six years, infant birth defects in China have increased by an unprecedented 40%. This rise is being blamed on pollution from factories. Now green campaigners are taking on the multinationals.
"The untreated waste is pumped out secretly at night", states activist Wu Deng Ming, pointing at a water outlet leading from a factory into a river. "People living along the river have enlarged livers", claims one local. They suffer from: "loss of appetite or cancer and all sorts of terminal diseases". Although strong laws governing pollution exist, these are regularly flouted. "Some local officials give protection to polluters", claims Ma Jun. In an attempt to put pressure on polluters, campaigners are naming and shaming guilty companies online. "We let people know that this company, with such a popular brand, is violated waste water discharge standards". There are also signs that central government is taking the problem more seriously. "The state is very serious about environmental problems", states official Zhou Linbo. Some factories have been closed down. But strong resistance to change still exists. "Polluting factories hire hooligans to deal with people they believe will damage their reputation", claims Wu Deng Ming. Other companies threaten to relocate to Vietnam or Indonesia where; "we can still discharge more of less freely".

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[orientaldelights]

This is the doing of Multi Billion Dollar Western Companies.

Our Governments allows them to go into other counties and do this.

Not just polluting China, its our Earth and we only have one.

[Chris8282]

@orientaldelights Chinese managers manage the plants. It's up to them to manage it. Don't blame the West.

[mryarivd]

very good, informative video

[TheDualEconomist]

@EPsuperFan This is good news to me. I am glad to hear that you are standing up to your government. I wish you all good luck and a long, happy, healthy life.

[MrGangstaLove]

"Loss of appetite.. or umm.. uhhh.. cancer."

[PJ3love]

This is a Man that China can be proud of. 

[PJ3love]

@iTeaze888 不是。你看。中国政府让西方在中国公司工作。Stop side stepping the issue you money worshiping asshole. And fuck all the 14 other assholes and their worthless fucking ancestors. I am watching you!

[PJ3love]

@orientaldelights fuck off you filthy lying cunt. 我已经知道大部分的中国人崇拜金钱。这个东西是最重要的！金钱金­钱金钱。 you should all be ashamed off yourselves. You better watch out for me because I am looking closely at China...

[guiltytangent]

@ebonyarko769 Africa's environmental condition is way better than any part of China.

[student135]

Blame both  the corrupt Chinese goverment and the foreign corporations.

China allows , Foreign Corporations take.

[EastAsiandictator]

@ebonyarko769 Chinese aren't the only Asians. Are you telling Chinese to get out or all Asians? Other Asian countries respect the environment.