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China & Environment

There are a number of reasons why people are people are concerned about China and the environment. According to Friends of the Earth:

Five of the world's ten most polluted cities are in China and an estimated two million people die each year in China from air and water pollution. Water pollutants are so potent and toxic that 80 percent of China's rivers have no fish remaining in them. China is also the biggest producer of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), the chemicals that destroy the ozone layer.

Current trade policies with the U.S. and the West actually encourage China to continue its environmental degradation. In recent years corporations from throughout the world, including the United States, have invested tens of billions of dollars in China. One of the “attractions” of China for foreign investors is that they do not have to comply with any meaningful environmental regulations, resulting in more investment and more pollution.

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CONGRESSMAN BERNARD SANDERS