“China’s Air Pollution Reaches ‘crisis’ Level.” The Globe and Mail. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Sept. 2014.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/chinas-air-pollution-reaches-crisis-level/article17107203/
The United States embassy in Beijing China labeled the city as being hazardous only a few months ago. The air in China was also called “barely suitable for human life.” Although not having the worst air in the world, thanks to India, the pollution in China is so bad that officials have recommended not traveling to the country as it is hazardous. The Chinese government is doing everything in their power to reduce the air pollution, but due to the monumental numbers of industries, China’s air is not on a speedy recovery course. The smog in China has been called indefensible at this point by newspapers, who are also calling the atmosphere surrounding China an invisible killer. The current government in China has promised change, but are not fulfilling their promises.
The air in China has gotten so bad it is uncontrollable. The author criticizes China’s government for not taking the necessary precautions to eliminating this titanic issue. This article was written to warn those visiting China and also alarm Chinese citizens that the current government isn’t fulfilling the promises they made to the country about eliminating air pollution. By calling Beijing barely suitable for human life the author is making a powerful statement which alarms readers on the severity of this conflict. Air pollution in China is taking years off of many people’s lives and the issue has to be addressed with more urgency.
I am very interested in this topic, clearly the author wants to reach out to people and tell them how dangerous this issue is. However I also believe this needs to be taken more seriously and the government should be doing more than they are now, not only taking action themselves, but by spreading awareness. I believe they should even consider shutting down some factories until the air quality is on a faster track to being restored.
Living in China is clearly not the best place for a human to be living at this point. Not only is China not on a path to speedy recovery, but they are going even more downhill. There needs to be something done as it is not going through the heads of the government officials that extreme growth does not come without consequence. Is there any way for China to begin to fill this ditch that they have dug themselves in to? I read another article about solar panels trying to be instituted in to China but it seems to not be working out too well.
I agree with both your points Sophia and Marcus! I sure wouldn’t want to live there…I think eventually China could find themselves getting out of this ditch they’ve put themselves in, but it would take many years and a commitment by government that is simply not being done. Thanks for the comments!