With the launch of the new environmental analysis report for People's Republic of China, Qingfeng Zhang, an environment expert at ADB discussed the cost of pollution to the Chinese economy, the need for more effective environment tax and greater public awareness about the scale of the pollution problem.
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The Cost of Pollution in People's Republic of China
Video | 28 January 2013
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