China's intrinsic problems

Word out last week showed that China just became the 2nd largest economy on the planet. Okay. New development. Surprising to some, if not most of us. But I've been seeing China's significant, if not huge, problems for its people and economy for some time. Their pollution alone could keep their economic boom from expanding: China, for instance, is home to 16 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world. But by far the most serious environmental issue that the Chinese urgently need to resolve is that of water. The country is facing increasingly frequent and desperate shortages, disastrous flooding in some areas, and dangerous levels of pollution. And the problem is not just environmental - insufficient water is already limiting industrial and agricultural output in some areas and threatening to curb China's high economic growth rate and food production if solutions are not found quickly. And that's one thing but take a look at this beauty, out today: China Traffic Jam Enters 9th Day, Spans Over 60 Miles Can you even imagine a 60-mile long traffic jam, let alone one that would last 9 days? How long would you tolerate those conditions? So, yes, China has huge, huge internal problems. Huge. Link to orginal posts: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/23/china-traffic-jam-enters-_n_690742.html http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/chinaroadtraffic;_ylt=ArMNOWl1TQRsEOhYMH7KEPes0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNsY281ZGdwBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDEwMDgyMy9jaGluYXJvYWR0cmFmZmljBGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb3MDOARwb3MDNQRwdANob21lX2Nva2UEc2VjA3luX2hlYWRsaW5lX2xpc3QEc2xrA2NoaW5hc25pbmUtZA-- http://www.new-ag.info/focus/focusItem.php?a=1302