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Toxic China

Monday, August 15, 2005

China's economy is booming, but its environment may be going bust. Experts say China is home to the worst environmental problems in the world! Find out how serious desertification and pollution are affecting the people who live there, and why some fear that the capital may eventually need to be moved from Beijing due to environmental factors.

Leonard talks to foreign correspondent »Jasper Becker, and »Elizabeth Economy, China expert at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of The River Runs Black.


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