Fall 2009 Documentary Film Series: Pollution in China


October 10, 2009
07:00 PM - 07:40 PM, Auditorium A, Angell Hall, 435 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Host Department: Center for Chinese Studies (CCS)

Televisio de Catalunya; 2008; China; 30 minutes (Mandarin with English subtitles)

Further Information

Since the economic reforms of the 1980s, runaway economic growth has turned China into a major creator of pollution. While the Chinese government tries to grapple with its growing environmental problems, rising discontent among the masses augurs political changes. A look at the cities of Chongqing and Linfen and the rise of environmental grassroots campaigns in these cities.