Fog and industrial development
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Yesterday I saw a WeChat message about South Africa. The country was doing well initially, but later European and American media began to criticize its pollution levels, and the public also started to demand stronger environmental protections. As a result, Mandela adopted the suggestions from the West and implemented some of the strictest environmental regulations, with no limits on fines imposed. This led to many companies going bankrupt, and the living standards and incomes of the population declined sharply. European and American investors took advantage of this situation to acquire control over most of the local companies and began to expand their production on a large scale. The media stopped talking about pollution, and the public stopped protesting. What do you think?
Is controlling pollution and developing the economy like trying to have both fish and bear paws at the same time? How did Japan do it? How did Europe and the United States manage to do it?
Times have changed. . . . . .
The ideology centered on economic development.
With foggy weather, the hospital is already crowded with patients.
Development is the top priority; development of quality is the hope of everyone. As for how to achieve balance, it is indeed a technical task; all one can do is do one’s best.
Economic development will inevitably lead to pollution, but it must be kept within acceptable limits; it cannot develop without restraint
What about before Europe, the US, and Japan achieved it? Don’t be deceived by the so-called development in Europe and the United States nowadays; in the past, their pollution was even worse than that in China! It’s just that they developed economically earlier than China, discovered these issues sooner, and took action to address them earlier. Moreover, in their own countries, many highly polluting enterprises are allowed to operate; many others set up factories during the process of attracting investment, thereby polluting third-world countries! If you pay attention to the economic development in Europe, the United States, and Japan, you will find that the process of development is the same in all cases: pollution occurs first, followed by efforts to address it; attention is paid only after pollution has taken place, and prevention is considered only then. It’s not too late for our country to take action now; there is always a process involved. There’s no need to mock others; also, don’t be deceived by the propaganda from the West!
Governance costs are high now; who will take care of it for the sake of efficiency?
This involves an issue of interests: in some places, pollution persists for many years without anyone raising any concerns, while in other places, even slight pollution can upset certain people.