Letters

Joint efforts to fight air pollution

Comment on "Delta authorities pledge to battle smog together" (China Daily, Jan 9)

Air pollution has spread to all over China. Nobody can keep out of it. Those people who used to mock the so-called Beijing cough now find that smog surrounds them and they also have to resort to masks, as they once saw only in the media. Just like the professor in the article said, scientific studies have demonstrated that pollutants generated in one area can be delivered to other areas in the same region, and regional authorities won't succeed in fighting pollution by making individual efforts alone. Air pollution is a problem that is related to everyone and needs everyone's efforts. It's a good signal to see that provinces have decided to work together to fight against this serious environment problem that endangers people's health.