Thanks again for all interesting articles. This one: "NYT: As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes" tells something we may not quite understand yet at all. Environmental questions may rise to a problem, which will dictate the political behaviour in East and West. I know that European environmentalists have much to say if that "fine dust" air pollution begins to spread to Europe, and they will have much support from all parties.
I looked at the quarterly reports of several dry bulk shipping companies, and what amazed me, was the size and growth of coal freighting to China in every company's numbers. One company nailed the reason: "As long as coal is the cheapest energy resource, we have work to do".
The problem of environmental pollution will not be a little one at all.