Scientists discover China has been secretly emitting banned ozone-depleting gas

No any different than plenty of people in the US. We generally have a good regulatory body that catches people when they do it.

People are downvoting you, but the impacts of the cultural revolution cannot be understated. I actually disagree with the above comment's inflammatory rhetoric, but there's an interesting discussion to be had. Some current problems can be traced to the damage inflicted in the war on traditional Chinese culture.

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/exeas/resources/china-cultur...

https://theasiadialogue.com/2016/07/14/chinese-culture-after...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/11/the-cultural-r...

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-cost-of-the...

Yes it's a symptom of the cultural revolution and the lost generation. Best I can explain is it gave society an everyone for themselves mentality with no regard for how it effects others. Which is ironic in a collectivest society. Educated children, forcefully separated from their family, were sent off to work farms and treated like slave labor to teach them some communist values during their formative years but all it taught them was dubious ethics and that no one cares about you so take what's yours and let others deal with it.

https://youtu.be/X9Dh2gFX4Mg

That generation happens to be the one in power right now. Hopefully in a decade it'll shift. The younger generation has more concern for how their actions effect society as a whole.

I understand the downvotes but this comment should not be flagged for removal. Good discussions in the thread.