This doesn't surprise anyone that's been there! I visited Beijing twice this summer, and the haze is so bad, it was depressing.
"According to the European satellite data, pollutants in the sky over China have increased by about 50% during the past 10 years. Senior officials warn that worse is still to come. At a recent seminar Zhang Lijun, deputy director of the environmental protection agency, said that pollution levels could more than quadruple within 15 years unless the country can slow the rise in energy consumption and automobile use."
Those who know China respond: Fat chance! Explosive increase in car use that has caused huge traffic and pollution problems, seems only likely to escalate.
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