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January 15, 2013

China pollution anger spills into state media
Beijing (AFP) Jan 14, 2013
Public anger in China at dangerous levels of air pollution, which blanketed Beijing in acrid smog, spread Monday as state media queried official transparency and the nation's breakneck development. The media joined Internet users in calling for a re-evaluation of China's modernisation process, which has seen rapid urbanisation and dramatic economic development at the expense of the environment. Dense smog shrouded large swathes of northern China at the weekend, cutting visibility to 100 metres ( ... read more

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