Regarding the Nov. 28 article "Rising smog levels threaten health, crops; China link seen": I believe at least 75 to 80 percent of the blame lies with the international manufacturing companies that have relocated their factory production to China to take advantage of cheap labor costs.
I'm quite sure that if the multitude of high-tech companies and others chose to manufacture their goods in another country, say India for example, the levels of pollution would be just as bad if not worse!
How much the West consumes is the driving force behind the pollution coming out of China. If the West consumed less, I think pollution levels would lessen. The Western consumer is the reason for the high levels of pollution being produced in China.
leonore palombo
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