Ts’ui-jung LIU

Women spray to kill flies in the interest of public health, but such pesticides play havoc with the environment. Simao, Yunnan Province. PHOTO BY JOAN LEBOLD COHEN.
Whether from the pursuit of political and military power or from population pressure, China has suffered from unsustainable development for most of the past 3,000 years. The study of environmental issues in China is a relatively recent but rapidly growing science benefiting from the