This is typical of why China will "cream" the US in the long run.
Crom, you have chronicled China's problems, but they are clearly making great strides.
To say that China is a greater polluter than the US is to deliberately slant what is going on. China has cut pollution worldwide by the mass production of solar panels. I have 14 of the on my own roof.
Contrast what China is doing with Trumps Luddite approach.