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Global issues: Industrial pollution, Food contamination, Poverty and Corruption
A sad but true story - Its rivers and land awash with toxic heavy metals from polluting factories, the mainland´s economic progress has come at a cost, and it is the rural poor who are paying the price. // "If I put one of my fish in the water it wouldnt last an hour. If I jumped in, I would be dead in minutes." // "Local officials told us, `We will give you some compensation. Dont make too big a thing out of this." // "People here have shut their mouths tight, but as long as I still have breath, I am going to struggle,"
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