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Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?

  • Written by Jonas Gamso, Assistant Professor of International Trade and Global Studies, Arizona State University
The Latinoamericana Tower stands amid smog in Mexico City. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

The developing world is in the midst of an environmental crisis. Simply breathing the air is a leading cause of death.

One recent study found that pollution is to blame for a fifth of sub-Saharan Africa’s infant deaths. Another showed that exposure to toxins or...

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