Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Chinese cadmium pollution crisis, phase 3: finger-pointing

Looks like the Chinese cadmium pollution crisis is moving on to the blame game.  It's refreshing (and perhaps hopeful) to see the media getting indignant over this incident.


Chinese media blast officials over toxic river



"Local authorities need to investigate thoroughly the root cause of the incident. This incident should be a wake-up call to the rest of the country," it said in an editorial.

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"Activists say officials in China often turn a blind eye to industrial pollution or even collude with companies, as they seek to push forward local economic development at all costs."

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