The Wire

The Chinese government is under fire today with green groups claiming massive pollution in the country’s third longest river system. A new study by Greenpeace has found that the Pearl River Delta in the country’s south is being poisoned by industrial waste. The Delta accounts for nearly one third of China’s exports and 10 per cent of total GDP. Huge growth in the last 30 years has seen the number of factories in the area increase to thousands, and lack of government restrictions means they can pollute as they like.