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China's premier 'declares war' on pollution
China's premier 'declares war' on pollution
About freaking time China starts to regulate!
China's premier 'declares war' on pollution
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday said he is "declaring war" on pollution, describing it as a "red-light warning" against inefficiency as he sought to address public concerns on issues from acrid smog to food safety.
China's three decades of rapid industrialisation and urbanisation have transformed its economy, and seen incomes soar.
But they have also brought severe environmental consequences, with the public enraged by cities regularly blanketed in smog, and incidents such as thousands of dead pigs in Shanghai's main river.
In his speech to the National People's Congress, China's legislature, Li described the deterioration of the environment as "nature's red-light warning against the model of inefficient and blind development".
"We will declare war against pollution and fight it with the same determination we battled poverty," said the premier, who took office in March last year.
About freaking time China starts to regulate!