How Does Globalization Affect China's Cities

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Globalization has led to rising levels of pollution in China's cities because of an increase in population growth and manufacturing.
Globalization has led to economic growth in China, and these changes have in turn led to rising populations and growing industrialization. Data demonstrates that air pollution levels have grown in many major cities because of these changes. While this growth has led to many improvements in China's economy, the problem of air pollution must be solved in the

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