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China Smog: Millions Start New Year Shrouded By Health Alerts and Travel Chaos (theguardian.com)
Millions in China rang in the New Year shrouded in a thick blanket of toxic smog, causing road closures and flight cancellations as 24 cities issued alerts that will last through much of the week. From a report on The Guardian: On the first day of 2017 in Beijing, concentrations of tiny particles that penetrate deep into the lungs climbed as high as 24 times levels recommended by the World Health Organization. More than 100 flights were cancelled and all intercity buses were halted at the capital's airport. In the neighbouring port city of Tianjin, more than 300 flights were cancelled while the weather forecast warned thick smog will persist until 5 January. All of the city's highways were also shut as low visibility made driving hazardous, effectively trapping residents.
more than 300 flights were cancelled while the weather forecast warned thick smog will persist until 5 January. All of the city's highways were also shut as low visibility made driving hazardous, effectively trapping residents. In the neighbouring port city of Tianjin, more than 300 flights were cancelled while the weather forecast warned thick smog will persist until 5 January. All of the city's highways were also shut as low visibility made driving hazardous, effectively trapping residents.
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You are implying that the U.S. government already exerts more high-level command-and-control policy of its domain of influence than does the Chinese government over its own domain. Obviously, that is absurd.
No it's not absurd. The US is largely a country ruled by law. Yes, there are unfortunately many examples of kleptocratic and frankly criminal behaviors among large companies but it does not rise to anywhere near the level you see in China. Beijing can make lots of rules, but the military owned companies and local governments often ignore them with little risk to themselves. Every once in a while somebody gets shot in the back of the head or tossed in jail but given the enormous size and scope of the Chinese economy, this is just a rounding error.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
Irrelevant, the planet doesn't care about per-capita. China produces 3.5 times the carbon emissions of the USA. That's the only stat that matters.