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...often lethargic standards of troops fighting long-running jungle wars, this N.P.A. platoon seems hyperactive. At 4 a.m., hours before daybreak, its soldiers are performing drills and martial arts in flip-flops and bare feet, then practicing grenade throwing with rocks from a nearby river. Their entire week is plotted out: from Monday to Friday, there's military and medical training, plus basic education and indoctrination sessions; weekends are devoted to food production and cultural activities. Even off duty, the platoon stays on message, gathering around a guitar to sing rebel songs or-possibly for the benefit of the platoon...
...Portion of the 150 species of fish once found in China's Yellow River now believed to be extinct from the effects of industrial pollution and overfishing...
...million Number of people who depend on the Yellow River as their major source of water...
...Songhua River...
...when a factory blast in Harbin dumped toxins into the water, Chinese citizens took action. They rioted after discovering the government hid the full extent of the crisis. Following some 50,000 environmental protests, Beijing this month pledged $64 million to clean the river...