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Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by Aperocky on Sunday November 24, 2024 @09:24PM (#42232638)
The air quality in China is lot better now than a decade ago. The smog was so bad in 2012 and I remembered the AQI hitting 999 (the max it would go) on more than one occasions during Beijing winter.

Went back again in early 2024 and it was so much better, pollution still noticeable on more days than not but at least half the time I spent had AQI below 100.

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Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by aurareturn on Sunday November 24, 2024 @11:35PM (#42233290)
I was in Shenzhen in 2017 and again recently. The difference is huge. The air quality walking around the street is very good and you never smell gasoline.
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Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by tomcam on Monday November 25, 2024 @09:38PM (#42242101)
True and good on them, but I suspect you’re not hanging out in a lot of the backwater provinces where industrial development is happening
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Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by deadfoxygrandpa on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @05:07AM (#42244251)
i've been to a lot of smaller cities, provinces, and rural areas in china over the past decade+ and it really has got a lot better everywhere. it's not fake and not limited to a few developed areas
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Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by tomcam on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @01:02PM (#42248138)
Fantastic! I happily withdraw my point. Thanks for the correction.
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