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Chinese believed that natural disasters would foretell the end of a dynasty or the death of a great leader. This concept of cosmic linkage between natural disasters and human conduct was radically rejected at the height of Maoist years when nature was represented as ‘an enemy to be overcome, an adversary to be brought to heel’.
Shanghai authorities had previously taken a "more relaxed" approach to the pandemic compared to other Chinese cities. [13] Doctor Zhang Wenhong of the Shanghai Medical Treatment Expert Group, said the control of COVID-19 in Shanghai is like "catching a mouse in the ceramic shop", and said maintaining a normal manufacturing industry and public ...
Shanghai is also a domestic immigration city—40.3% (9.8 million) of the city's residents are from other regions of China. [155] Shanghai has a life expectancy of 83.18 years for the city's registered population, [189] the highest life expectancy of all cities in mainland China.
Climate change is having major effects on the Chinese economy, society and the environment. [1] [2] China is the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide, through an energy infrastructure heavily focused on coal.
The city of Shanghai became the country's COVID-19 epicenter after a surge in cases. [141] Shanghai's lockdowns has hit operations at the city's ports, causing disruptions on the logistical chain to the manufacturing hubs nearby. [142] There were reports of panic buying to stock up supplies in the city. [143]
The mixture of natural fog and unnatural smog started accumulating over the first weekend of December 2013. In Shanghai, the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed the threshold of 300 on 2 December. [ citation needed ] The lingering smog also left the air qualities in neighboring cities, such as Nanjing , Jiaxing , at seriously polluted levels.
The 1931 China floods are considered to be the worst Chinese natural disaster of all time, with estimates of fatalities ranging widely but going up to as high as four million people. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] 15% of wheat and rice crops were destroyed in the Yangtze Valley, leading to famines. [ 41 ]