How reliable are Chinese air pollution data?

Not very.

“Chinese scientists who have conducted independent studies on air quality say that all sorts of tricks are used by the authorities in order to provide numbers that show improvements and make their superiors look good. These range from blatantly changing the readings to placing city air monitoring stations in places where pollution levels are lowest, such as in parks or next to sprinkler systems.” [Financial Times]

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