Global Journalist: China's War on Pollution

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio

WikiMedia Commons

China’s rapid economic growth over the past two decades been nothing short of remarkable.

Of course there’s been a dark side to this growth. As China has built more factories, power plants and cars, it also became one of the most polluted countries on earth.

But since President Xi Jinping declared a ‘war on pollution’ in 2014, China has also made big strides in tackling some of the problems. It’s become a global leader in renewable energy from solar and wind, has cut smog in big cities and is planning tens of billions of dollars worth of environmental projects. 

On this edition of Global Journalist: a look at China's war on pollution.

Joining the program:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
Jason left Global Journalist in 2019
Related Content
  1. Global Journalist: Death Squads in the Philippines
  2. Global Journalist: Venezuela's Teen Pregnancy Epidemic
  3. Global Journalist: Orphanage Growth Draws Scrutiny
  4. Global Journalist: China's 'One-Child' legacy
  5. Global Journalist: China's Internet Addicts