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China Demands US Stop Tweeting About Its Air

They complain US standards unfair, and data may not be 'rigorous'

By the Associated Press

Posted Jun 5, 2012 2:50 PM CDT

(AP) – China isn't just happy censoring its own tweets anymore. China told foreign embassies today to stop publishing their own reports on air quality in the country, escalating its objections to a popular US Embassy Twitter feed that tracks pollution in smoggy Beijing. Only the...   Read full story »

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China • Beijing • Shanghai • US Embassy • air pollution • Guangzhou • air quality • Twitter

 
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