Chinese officials lying about pollution levels

Subject: Chinese officials lying about pollution levels Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:15 am

This capital city's skies were clogged with pollution, as is often the case, and China's government was concerned. So it summoned officials of the US embassy to a meeting.

But the session had nothing to do with hazy skies. Rather, Chinese officials were peeved that the Americans were monitoring pollution themselves, and posting their more precise findings, which usually judged the smog far worse than official Chinese readings, on Twitter for anyone to read.

Chinese officials feared the conflicting information ''might lead to 'social consequences','' a US embassy cable quoted the officials as saying. So could the Americans please block Chinese citizens from visiting the website?

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/smog-readings-had-china-hot-and-bothered-20110905-1jub5.html

Chinese officials lying about pollution levels

Chinese officials lying about pollution levels

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