China and the olympics.
Recently some world class athletes have refused to participate in the olympic games in Bejing; this is mainly due to health concerns. With China constantly stating that the games will be safe and healthy many athletes disagree. With pollution and poor air quality the Bejing olympic games are a huge controversy in regards to athletic participation. Even though China has vowed to have the problem fixed in time for the games, it is basically impossible. The Chinese are trying to combat hundreds of years of pollution in a couple years and the possibility is slim to none. With health safety compramising athletic participation how can Bejing overcome these problems?
posted by jsb uofl at 10:42 AM
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I agree, it is a daunting task to try and reverse years of pollution in only a few months. But if any government in the world wanted to do it, it would be China. They have the resources and the political climate to do so. It would depend I think on how serious they are about cleaning up the environment.
I suspect however, that they will successfully clean up superficial areas of pollution and try and hide the true depth of the problem. They will clean up the streets, move landfills, and maybe even restrict industrial exhaust for the time being. I don't see how they are going to reverse years of pollution in their rivers and lakes in such a short period of time. I suspect that they will try to sweep most of their problems "under the rug".
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