In 2011, Beijing experienced a silent spring moment. Choking smog had hung over Northern China for days, and citizens took to social media to vent their frustration. This populist outburst fueled a war on pollution, which has seen emissions inspections, public air quality monitoring, and a three-year drop in coal consumption.
http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/can-chin ... te-change/
American leaders do nothing and consequently everyone hates them:
The 115th U.S. Congress begins its term with a 19% job approval rating, similar to the level measured for the institution in recent years and in line with the 18% to 20% ratings it received in the final months of 2016.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/201974/congr ... ssion.aspx
