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PostSubject: Wretched China wants US to stop tweets on its air pollution   Wretched China wants US to stop tweets on its air pollution Icon_minitimeThu Jun 07, 2012 6:03 am

After years of choking smog that stings the eyes and burns the lungs, regularly documented by an air sensor at the US embassy in Beijing that posts the results hourly on Twitter, the Chinese government has taken a strong position on the issue.

Wu Xiaoqing, the Vice Minister for Environmental Protection, demanded on Tuesday that foreign governments stop releasing data on China's air.

In a criticism clearly aimed at the United States, Mr Wu said at a news conference that the public release of air-quality data by foreign governments' consulates ''not only doesn't abide by the spirits of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, but also violates relevant provisions of environmental protection''.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/china-wants-us-to-stop-tweets-on-air-20120606-1zwqj.html#ixzz1x6Hqaw00
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