“The equivalent of the population of Bristol dies each year in China because of air pollution, according to the country’s former health minister. Chen Zhu, who is also a professor of medicine and a leading molecular biologist, is the most senior government official to put a human cost on the smog that regularly clouds Chinese skies. Until recently, any mention of deaths relating to pollution was strictly censored. “
Source: Air pollution killing up to 500,000 Chinese yearly | GulfNews.com
