China & Pollution

According to the Associated Press, China's Yellow River is heavily polluted by industrial waste and unsafe for any use. The article states that one-third of the river is polluted. This has caused water levels to drop in the river over the past several years. I would argue that this points to one of the problems of China's rapid economic growth. Because of the rapid growth of China's industrial economy it has not let the environmental controls to caught up at the same speed. I think this goes back to the old argument that environmental controls and economic growth don't go hand and hand. The reason being is because some would say that environmental controls would hinder economic growth. So it will be a continuing problem that China and world will have to solve.