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