Extreme patterns speak of climate change - People's Daily Online

Extreme patterns speak of climate change - People's Daily Online: "The number of extreme weather events in China has been increasing since 2000. These include extremely high and low temperatures, rainstorms and typhoons."

The pain of the deadly auto-system

BEIJING (AP) — At least 21 people, including 14 children, have died in a pair of traffic accidents in China, one a pileup of more than 100 cars in foggy weather.

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America Is An Embarrassment! It's Good for Americans to Be Embarrassed

D EPPONUMAN America Is An Embarrassment! It's Good for Americans to Be Embarrassed."Americans need to take a good hard look at the third-rate dysfunctional crap shack they have become. They need to look at themselves through the eyes of the rest of the world for a change, and need to start paying the real price for their stupid wasteful bullying practices."

Beijing losing battle against gridlock - The Globe and Mail

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Beijing losing battle against gridlock - The Globe and Mail:
"China's capital is losing the battle against traffic gridlock as more families can afford to buy cars — even though the clogged streets means they frequently grind along at little more than a crawl."
...The number of cars in Beijing is now 4.7 million, nearly double the 2.6 million counted in 2005. An average of nearly 2,000 new cars hit the road each day....

Guangzhou experience proves people want free public transport

The Canadian Press: China cancels free public transport for Asian Games after overwhelming response: "BEIJING, China — State media say authorities have cancelled a plan to provide free public transportation in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou less than one week after it came into effect ahead of the Asian Games, saying the massive response had overwhelmed the system.
Guangzhou's government had ordered half of the city's 2.1 million private cars off the streets to improve traffic conditions and air quality for the Nov. 12-27 Asian Games. To discourage private car use, residents were able to take public transportation for free from Nov. 1."