Anna Lora-Wainwright

Oxford University

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Lecturer in the Human Geography of China at Oxford University and author of Fighting for Breath: Living Morally and Dying of Cancer in a Chinese Village

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The pace of China's economic development is transforming that country and raising the standard of living, but it's also a danger to the Chinese people and to the rest of the world.

China: Environmental Friend or Foe?

The pace of China's economic development is transforming that country and raising the standard of living, but it's also a danger to the Chinese people and to the rest of the world.

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