China: Cost of pollution from economic growth

China’s economic growth has eased for the seventh quarter in a row and demand for its products are declining. But its economy is still growing at a rate of 7.5% a year, which is a boom by Western standards. In this video, BBC reporter Damian Grammaticas looks at what toll China’s society is paying for this growth.

Source: BBC News

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