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growth in southern China. However, in China, they are struggling with the effects of air and water pollution as a direct result of industrialization without sustainable development. Industrial plants and human waste, due to the extreme urbanization caused by the industries, pollute the water along the coast. Also, carbon monoxide released into the atmosphere by the industrial sector causes acid rain, which degrades man-made and environmental regions. The extractions of the natural resources also degrade the local environment, and the outlying environment due to loss of species. As the environment and urban areas suffer from the affects of industrialization, so do the people. Illness due to atmospheric pollution plague the people in heavily populated and industrialized areas. Also, with increased economic activity, new classes of rich and poor are created, disrupting the traditional ways of life altogether. Like in the framing narrative, Chinese Awakenings by James and Ann Tyson, Zhang’s business is woodcarving. His wood, a natural resource comes from the forests of China, and his accumulation of wealth is disrupting the peace of the local, re...