Crack-down to keep China's air data cleaner

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ustralians who visit China comment about many things, but never fail to mention the air pollution.

“China’s vice minister for environmental protection has announced a two-year inspection campaign to root out fake air quality data and accused some local governments of manipulating the data to meet national standards, state media said.

“The move comes as China has sought to improve transparency and compel polluters to provide comprehensive and real-time emissions data. Air pollution is one of the top items on the government’s agenda since a choking smog dubbed the “airpocalypse” engulfed key Chinese cities in January 2013.”

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