薄希來請求美國領事館停止發布重慶空氣汙染數據

皆因美國佬的數據根重慶官方的數據差太遠，不給政府長臉。

This capital city's skies were clogged with pollution, as is often the case, and China's government was concerned. So it summoned officials of the US embassy to a meeting.

But the session had nothing to do with hazy skies. Rather, Chinese officials were peeved that the Americans were monitoring pollution themselves, and posting their more precise findings, which usually judged the smog far worse than official Chinese readings, on Twitter for anyone to read.

Chinese officials feared the conflicting information ''might lead to 'social consequences','' a US embassy cable quoted the officials as saying. So could the Americans please block Chinese citizens from visiting the website?

That July 2009 cable, posted on the WikiLeaks website on Friday, is one of hundreds from the US embassy in Beijing that offer a glimpse into relations between the United States and the Chinese governments. The cables, involving secret but not very diplomatically delicate correspondence between the two powers, cover topics ranging from China's claims on the South China Sea to the daily exercise regimen that the Chongqing Communist Party secretary, Bo Xilai, designed for himself.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/smog-readings-had-china-hot-and-bothered-20110905-1jub5.html#ixzz1X8KffgK5

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• 看來還是美國人測得準 -hey3g- ♂ (90 bytes) () 09/05/2011 postreply 19:08:51