by Angel Hsu | Jan 22, 2012 | Air quality, China
Under much public pressure to release data on fine particulate matter, the Beijing government has incorporated preliminary measurements in real-time. Of course, there is a lot to be desired – the PM 2.5 is labeled as “for research purposes,” and is...
by Angel Hsu | Nov 23, 2011 | Air quality, China, Data
This post originally appeared on the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy Blog. Beijing’s air quality dominated international headlines when discrepancies arose last month between official monitoring data and U.S. Embassy measurements. Pictures of stifling...
by Angel Hsu | Apr 21, 2011 | Air quality, China, Policy
This post originally appeared on The City Fix. Beijing’s recent string of blue-sky days may be a more common sight to behold in 2015. This past week, the Chinese capital released the five-year “Beijing Municipal Clean Air Action Plan,” which aims to increase the...
by Angel Hsu | Dec 30, 2010 | China, Policy, The City Fix
This post originally appeared on The City Fix. One present Santa may have brought a lot of Chinese families this year: a small car. On Tuesday, the Chinese government announced a 10 percent sales tax on small cars effective January 1, sending many who had planned to...
