Report: Chinese Children Facing High Exposure to Lead from Factories

The World

Human Rights Watch has issued a startling report suggesting that a generation of Chinese children are being lost to lead exposure from the country’s belching factories. Marco Werman speaks to Sophie Richardson of Human Rights Watch about the report’s findings.

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