How do Chinese people interact with the environment (past and present) ? • What historical and cultural roots continue to influence China today? • Even with those deep roots, how is China rapidly changing?

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Salvador Juarez

1 September, 19:46

How do Chinese people interact with the environment (past and present) ? • What historical and cultural roots continue to influence China today? • Even with those deep roots, how is China rapidly changing?

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Elliot Barajas · Answer 1

China relate with the environment due to adverse effects of climate change to their country.

Explanation:

China is one of the countries most susceptible to the negative effects of climate change.

According to Jared Diamond, the six main categories of environmental problems of China are: air pollution, water problems, soil problems, habitat destruction, biodiversity loss and mega projects.

This is why, China constantly wear face masks to avoid breathing in the hazardous particles from their polluted skies.

Meanwhile, as lung cancer increases, gastric, esophageal, and cervical cancer have all decreased in China, having recorded that China's lung cancer rate is 32% of the entire world's lung cancer patients.