China Asks Embassies to Stop Measuring Air Pollution

[Korean]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/w...mbassies-to-stop-measuring-air-pollution.html

China Asks Embassies to Stop Measuring Air Pollution

HONG KONG — After years of choking smog that stings the eyes and burns the lungs being regularly documented by an air sensor at the American Embassy in Beijing that posts the results hourly on Twitter, the Chinese government took a strong position on the issue on Tuesday.

Wu Xiaoqing, the vice minister for environmental protection, demanded 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.”

He complained that data from just a few locations were unrepresentative of broader air quality in China. He asserted that it was a mistake for a few of the consulates in China to be assigning labels, like “hazardous” to China’s air based on standards that were drafted in industrialized countries and tightened over the course of many years.

 

[Vassnti]

Legal point, seeing the US embassy is regarded as US territory the Americans arent actually measuring the air quality in China but measuring it in a small isolated part of the US

 

[Fanling Monk]

Legal point, seeing the US embassy is regarded as US territory the Americans arent actually measuring the air quality in China but measuring it in a small isolated part of the US

Diplomatic etiquette, I don't know did the American Embassy ask its counterpart or not. If not that's a big embarrassment for the host country.

 

[Abhishek_]

us embassy's air quality data is for us personnel. It would be easier to prohibit the local populace from visiting the webpage. Violators should be imprisoned and sent for re-education through labor

 

[Vassnti]

Diplomatic etiquette, I don't know did the American Embassy ask its counterpart or not. If not that's a big embarrassment for the host country.

06-06-2012 07:00; PM2.5; 148.0; 199; Unhealthy (at 24-hour exposure at this level)

Beijing air quality pollution index from US Embassy monitoring station

Slightly worse than being down wind of a burn pit at Bagram, embarrasment is relative, knowing when it is safe to take your children outdors I would call a public service.

 

[Fanling Monk]

06-06-2012 07:00; PM2.5; 148.0; 199; Unhealthy (at 24-hour exposure at this level)

Beijing air quality pollution index from US Embassy monitoring station

Slightly worse than being down wind of a burn pit at Bagram, embarrasment is relative, knowing when it is safe to take your children outdors I would call a public service.

Would it hurt to ask first rather than take the 'holier than thou' altitude? Troubles start because of this kind of altitudes.

BTW there's no need to give me the static, I know how bad it is and infact I stated my opinions in a few Chinese forums.

 

[ChinaToday]

Would it hurt to ask rather than take the 'holier than thou' altitude? Troubles start because of this kind of altitudes.

BTW there's no need to give me the static, I know how bad it is and infact I stated my opinions in a few Chinese forums.

Dont worry mate we chinese know exactly what we are doing , this is just another political mind game we are playing with the USA.

 

[Adnan Faruqi]

China warns foreign embassies not to monitor air pollution

China warns foreign embassies not to monitor air pollution - Politics & Society - morningwhistle

 

[notsuperstitious]

A 16 year old is less touchy about the pimple om her nose.

This is really weird.

 

[ahfatzia]

Would it hurt to ask rather than take the 'holier than thou' altitude? Troubles start because of this kind of altitudes.

BTW there's no need to give me the static, I know how bad it is and infact I stated my opinions in a few Chinese forums.

That's how the Americans are, they think they own you because of their superiority altitudes. No wonder they often wear out their welcomes after they stay in a host country after a duration.

 

[Adnan Faruqi]

A 16 year old is less touchy about the pimple om her nose.

This is really weird.

They want to censor and control everything