China's Dilemma

Reflect on China's dilemma between pursuing higher economic growth and escalating pollution due to industrialisation

Tzeh Yuan

If China continues to develop, it will continue to industrialize and this will lead to rapid economic growth. However, by building more factories, this increase pollution. However, in my opinion, China will choose to continue developing. The government and environmentalist will try to encourage people to stop pollution however they can not stop the economy growth. If they stop, china cannot progress and this is important as many Chinese still fall under the poverty line. Also, the humans are selfish and the Chinese citizens would prioritize their money over the environment. Yet, only when the effect of pollution affect them will pollution measures be placed.

YiDe

As one country pursue higher economic growth, air and noise pollution is created and this damage the environment. Thus, one can't have both and must work hard to create a balance to keep the country going with minimal environmental issues.

Hai Shu

Although China's economy has been growing rapidly, environmental stress is also added on to the citizens as their lives are threatened by pollution in various forms. China's air pollution has became one of the most serious in the world as 80% of the cities that emit the most carbon dioxide is in China, these high rate of carbon dioxide emission has led to fatal health problems. I think that the health of the citizens are much more important than the industrial development of china. Since a good government is one which cares for its citizens, I think china should think about the suffering and decrease the amount of carbon dioxide released by green technologies

Si Rong

China is a country going through rapid industrialisation. In order to fuel it's economic growth, it has taken to building more and more factories in order to earn more money, which in turn, escalates the pollution. I feel that China should prioritise the environment over its economy instead of the other way round. Not only does the increased amount of factory cause air pollution, it also contributes towards global warming, therefore affecting the world. Hence, I think that China should try to reduce the amount of factories it is building in order to reduce the air pollution that it is suffering under. However, China might find it extremely hard to make a choice between industrialisation and decreasing air pollution. Honestly speaking, I feel that it is impossible for China to achieve economic growth without adding to the air pollution. Hence, if China were to choose between industrialisation and decreasing air pollution, I feel that China should choose the latter. Even though China might not benefit economically from this move, it will benefit the health of the people in the long run. 

Jing Qing

China has had a huge economic growth within the last two decades. However, it's economic growth came with escalating pollution from its industrialisation. Every year, industrial air pollution alone killed hundreds of thousands of citizens. It's pollution is not restricted to China itself, but it has spread to other countries, even to Los Angeles and the USA. The health of the citizens in China should be the government's priority, and not China's economic growth. Furthermore, the industrial pollution is even affecting other countries, which shows the large amount of industrial pollution from China's industries. Therefore, I feel that the government in China should cut back on trying to improve its economy, and instead help to reduce the pollution.