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Critical theme: China pollution, social media and politics

Our March Critical Theme meeting looked at the environmental and political issues raised by the film "Under the Dome", which caused an internet sensation in China earlier this year. One of China's best known journalists, Chai Jing, released the documentary on the internet on 28 February. The 103-minute film shows in graphic detail how China's pervasive smog is damaging to health, and sharply criticises China's environmental laws…

Source: International Institute for Environment and Development, http://www.iied.org/critical-theme-china-pollution-social-media-politics