Yi Ki's reflection on China's dilemma

  China pursues higher economic growth but escalates pollution due to industrialization. This is due the prioritization of finance, rather than saving the environment. Since China longs profit to grow their economy, they would build more factories to increase the production of products to be sold to other countries and earn more money. However, many factories produces chemical wastes and emits greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. China also grow crops to be exported to other countries and to be consumed. An example of crops is rice and having rice fields would produce methane, another greenhouse gas. Due to industrialisation, developing the country becomes necessary and demand of land would be higher. As such, deforestation would be carried out to clear land for industrial purpose. Deforestation would mean less plant to produce oxygen and remove carbon dioxide. Therefore, China escalates pollution.