Over the past 3 years, as a result of its accelerated launch into the industrial-age with no emission controls, China has been fighting an unprecedented war with air pollution, which as documented extensively before, has resulted in air quality in most Chinese metropolitan areas which in virtually unbreathable, and which is estimated to kill 4,000 people [4]per day.
Sadly, when it comes to its war with pollution, China keeps on losing the war. The latest proof comes from the following clip by Reuters showing that for all the grandiose talk out of Beijing, China is simply unable to have both an economy growing at 7% (really below 3%) and breathable air.
Here's the latest video from Reuters [5]explaining why:
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