SPIEGEL ONLINE, 02/01/2007
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The Downside of the Boom: China's Poison for the Planet
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Can the environment withstand China's growing economic might? As one
of the planet's worst polluters, Beijing's ecological sins are
creating problems on a global scale. Many countries are now feeling
the consequences.
By Andreas Lorenz and Wieland Wagner
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following URL:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,461828,00.html
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