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Nov 2007In 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".Produced by SBS/DatelineDistributed by Journeyman Pictures

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Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
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xLossage (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@bistirica - no they did not, wasn't even in world wide news. They actually spent it if you took your time researching instead of making up random ****.
bistirica (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@xLossage well they spent money creating an eco-friendly IMAGE...magicians call it illusionism.there is no substance ...as you can see if u go past the image the've set u'll find the wrotten reality...they don't give a shit
AnotherYankee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@xLossage So wrong ... China is still the worlds leading polluter .. Cars are growing a lot in China and not many if not any at all are Hybrid vehicles. By 2025, US Gov predicts 75% of America energy will be produced from wind turbines. Anyways .. Much of the US land is Parks, forests, deserts and etc. China´s economy is also growing because we American´s are helping them produce jobs and many Americans and chinsese people are investing on our American markets. Money that allows them to do this
sega31098 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
At least China has good trains...
zykopup (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@babbersabber why forget it? its good to hope even though something seems hopeless, u say to forget and forgetting is another way of saying we have lost the war and refuse to do anything about it. Why give up when many are still fighting for the cause?
babbersabber (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@OurLPeace hahaha then you can hope very long. It's better to forget it. China is extremely dirty.
xLossage (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@PowerLifterMann - Could almost see the same to you, China has the fastest economy today, China doesn't cause the most pollution today, they have spent lots of money on being more eco-friendly, and currently causes three times less pollution than USA, I'm not saying USA is bad, as its the richest & generous country.And China did reduce poverty, like USA did in the 1950s to 2000, then became the richest country too.
illuminaz1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@MrDr650 we could also just stop buying things from usa because of torture and raping other nations. its that simple
libbern (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Gotta love the party and the companies^^
webmindset (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
China is getting better and I can't wait to see the improvement. Andy Cohen with Gensler, highlighted some great "green" work in China, to include the 2d largest building in the world in Shanghai that is energy independent. Good work!