China chemical mishaps kill nearly 200: 2016 study

Greenpeace said China needs to “radically overhaul” the way it manages its chemical industry, which is now “appallingly under-regulated.” “The government must take urgent action to manage chemicals in a sound manner, provide a safety net for workers and citizens, and protect ecologically important areas across the country,” said Cheng Qian, a campaigner with the group. China has struggled to enforce its rules on acquiring, producing, storing and disposing of dangerous chemicals, and experts have complained that rules published at the end of 2011 are inadequate and need to be tightened significantly. Last year, 165 people were killed following a series of explosions in a chemical warehouse in the northern city of Tianjin.