"We hope the United States will help foster a favorable environment for dialogue and negotiation. US alliances should not infringe on China's sovereignty and legitimate rights."
Zhu Haiquan, spokesman for the Chinese embassy to the US, in a letter to the Washington Post about the South China Sea dispute
I’ve lived in China for quite a considerable time including my graduate school years, travelled and worked in a few cities and still choose my destination taking into consideration the density of smog or PM2.5 particulate matter in the region.