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Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to 'war on pollution,' report says | CNN (edition.cnn.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i remember beijing in the early 2010's being a smog hellhole. i heard it's gotten way better since but i haven't been back myself to confirm it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's gotten way better, like, shockingly better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If China has one major strength, it’s that it can make changes with the quickness. Most definitely that is the tied to their style of government (most aspects I’d be critical to, this area however…) but they excel at rapid transformation.