Chinese Online Outrage Over $80 Billion Zambia River Suit

More than six months after 50,000 liters of toxic water from a Chinese-run mining site spilled into Zambia’s Kafue River, there’s still no resolution to what’s become a massive environmental crisis. 

The government is siding with the company, Sino-Metals, while local farmers and activists remain unsatisfied with the response and have launched multiple lawsuits, including one seeking $80 billion in damages (more than twice the entire size of the Zambian economy).

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