Among other things, they’re facing imminent ecological collapse due to overpopulation.
Only half the population has access to safe drinking water, and only 10% has access to household sewage treatment. 43% of the waterways are unfit for human contact, and 90% of the cities have poisoned their own water tables. The following article has pages of statistics like this.
Do you think large populations are inherently bad for the environment, or is this problem specific to China and their laws? Also, do you think there are any benefits to having a larger population(with regards to technological progress and the future of humanity) and how should that be taken into account?
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Why is having less people good for the country?
Among other things, they’re facing imminent ecological collapse due to overpopulation.
Only half the population has access to safe drinking water, and only 10% has access to household sewage treatment. 43% of the waterways are unfit for human contact, and 90% of the cities have poisoned their own water tables. The following article has pages of statistics like this.
http://factsanddetails.com/china/cat10/sub66/item391.html
The air pollution is at least as bad.
China is a large enough percentage of the earth’s surface area to make these global problems.
Do you think large populations are inherently bad for the environment, or is this problem specific to China and their laws? Also, do you think there are any benefits to having a larger population(with regards to technological progress and the future of humanity) and how should that be taken into account?