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Toxic Asia-Pacific

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Toxic Asia-Pacific

With a rising Asia comes more rapid industrialization, which in turn poses a whole host of environmental challenges for the region. As developed and developing countries alike try to find ways of tackling the growing pressures of spiraling demand for energy and goods, The Diplomat lists some of the Asia-Pacific’s greatest challenges. From often deadly Chinese coal mines to a sinking metropolis in India, we look at some of the most toxic places on earth.