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You are deflecting the issue byI think I am contributing constructively by bringing New Delhi, which is said to be more polluted than Beijing, into this thread,
We are talking about air pollution, aren't we? Air pollution in democracy is also air pollution.
Analysing air pollution in India can do as much good as it can by Analysing air pollution in China.
1. Bringing in India when the topic is about China
2. Using a one off reading (of a monday afternoon in november) mentioned in a blog post to discredit claims of thousands of sources.
3. By being in Denial about the extent of the problem
4. By denying that over the last 1 week , the air pollution in Beijing has been 'beyond index' and ist several dozen times higher than what is considered hazardous.
"One prime example was last Sunday, when the pollution was literally off the U.S. Embassy air monitor scale, hitting a level described as "beyond index." In contrast, according to the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Environmental Protection, the air pollution was "light.""
Clean Air A 'Luxury' In Beijing's Pollution Zone : NPR
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Environmental Protection FTW.
PS: In most Chinese towns and cities I went to, it was not uncommon to not see the sun for a few days to weeks.