Rabid communist capitalism in action...but rabid capitalism just the same. The end result is looking to be the same as anywhere else that capitalism is the order of the day. And to top that off, they're spreading their planet raping practice to the African continent now. That's why the U.S. has moved so damn many troops into that area of the World. No matter....2016 will be here soon enough. If the CO2 ppm (parts per million) in the Earth's atmosphere is not brought down to at least 350 ppm by then, human extinction will begin at or around 2030. I've been to mainland China four times. The smog was bad in Guangzhou even back then --in the mid-1990s. The "sacrificial tiles" on the buildings were dissolving away due to the smog. There were coal yards at the end of town in Foshan. It took about an hour to drive through just 20 miles of that city. After that, I wanted to go back to where I was staying and drown myself in a shower. Filthy filthy filthy. The people there that I observed seemed to have that 1000 mile stare of acceptance of their filthy environment. After all, there's money to be made...and it was legal to do it. Something Mao would never have allowed...unless you were in the Communist Party. They put a coal plant online each week in that crap country. Nothing will change there for the good until it is too late. It probably already is. Imagine what the air quality is at this very moment there in Beijing...Use one of these there to sample the local CO2 ppm air quality:
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Over 8,500 people have died from the effects of air pollution in four Chinese cities in 2012, according to a joint study by Peking University and Greenpeace. Air pollution was also responsible for $1.08 billion in economic losses. The report, published December 18, studied the effects of PM2.5 air pollution in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Xi'an, which represented major cities in China's north, east, south and western regions. It concludes that if these cities lower their PM2.5 pollution levels to meet World Health Organization Air Quality Guidelines, such deaths would be reduced by at least 81%, and economic losses could be reduced by $868 million. PM2.5 refers to particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter. When inhaled, these particles can enter the bloodstream, leading to heart, brain and lung disease, including cancer. Studies show that most PM2.5 is created by the combustion of coal, and the majority of China's energy comes from coal. Greenpeace is calling for a (quote) "urgent policy adjustment" by Chinese authorities to cap regional coal consumption and retro-fit existing coal-fired power plants with nitrogen oxide scrubbers.
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