China's economy is the second largest in the world, and it's getting larger. With that growth comes more factories, where a majority of the pollution comes from. The National Bureau of Statistics recently reported that industrial business profits rose by 11.4% in the past half year.
The red river in Wenzhou is just one example of the water pollution that has been running rampant in China for years, some in very striking ways.
With the rapid growth of China's modernization and infrastructure, the demand for water has grown, too. Until recently, there has not been proper governmental oversight when dealing with water resources.
Environmentalist Ma Jun tells Voice of America, “I think the next 20 years will be quite critical. The government needs to make efforts to reduce pollution to provide a safe and healthy environment for this generation.”
