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Network connections have been about as reliable as last Saturday’s Emirates Flight – so much so that I have not been able to connect in either Qingdao or Beijing airports, and I am now struggling to maintain access while in Dubai (Emirates Lounge, naturally), While waiting for the gate to open for my last leg back home to London (which hopefully will be on time)

What of China? Well two thing stick out more than anything as being prevalent – the first being real estate construction, and the second being pollution. In fact, I’d put pollution well ahead of the game (the photos that follow will provide adequate supporting evidence for that viewpoint). And if they go on the way they are (considering that China is in the early stages of growth, then this is most certainly a given) then IMO pollution is going to be a substantial obstacle – for the adverse effect it will have on the population’s health alone!

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