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A look at some of China's major metal processing plants.by Adam Minter Where America RecylesGo to next photo
In 2007, China imported in excess of 4 million metric tons of copper-bearing scrap metals, including the wire and cable being processed in this southern Chinese workshop in November 2007. The plastic insulation is stripped from the wire, and both products are then sold for re-melting. Go to next photo Adam Minter is an American writer in Shanghai.
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From Atlantic UnboundScrappedFor the last decade or so, scrap metal has been the largest volume export from the United States to China. But with the economy in a tailspin, unclaimed scrap metal is starting to pile up at China's ports. Also ByAdam MinterObama-mania Sweeps ChinaThe Chinese are preparing to greet Obama like a rock star, even as they outspokenly critique his policies. 
Eclipse at Sheshan HillOur correspondent reports from a hilltop observatory in Shanghai, where locals flocked to witness the eclipse of the century.
The Pavilion WarsThe upcoming World's Fair should offer the chance to build a showpiece U.S. pavilion. But thanks to behind-the-scenes maneuverings and State Department incompetence, we may end up with a Chinese-funded pavilion—or no pavilion at all. Today's Headlines From The Atlantic |
