China's "airpocalypse" smothers millions, closes roads, airports, schools
Hmm.. I guess there are somethings that a government just can't cover up, deny, or wish away. Air you can cut with a knife appears to be one of them. So much for the joys of the :sensitive socialist empire" that the likes of Hillary and Gore would produce. China is very proud of it's environmental record, just ask. I would never impose something on someone just because I could, but when you cram a billion or so into one area and then unleash a ton of industry using some real low tech methods, more is just not better.
Burning coal as the main fuel for over 10000 factories and also delivery trucks est. that over 90% have false emission certificates. Although it may seem monolithic from the outside, in practice China’s governance is defined by the complicated and often combative relationship between central officials and lower authorities. The central government takes in most tax revenue and provides broad mandates, while provincial, municipal, and lower levels of government are responsible for designing, executing, and implementing policies.
What the central government wants, or claims to want, is not necessarily what takes place in practice. This makes cleaning up pollution a much more complicated task than it first appears.
So let's see the Central govt takes in all the money and then orders the lower level to do the work design implement and enforce.