Must-see Viral Smog Documentary Hailed Then Banned by Chinese Officials [1]

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Only 8 of 74 Chinese cities met air quality targets last year. CaptainImages / Shutterstock.com

Cole Mellino, Eco Watch [3]
Waking Times [4]

The Chinese government banned the environmental documentary Under the Dome, whichwent viral upon release [5] garnering 200 million views in the week after it was released on the Internet for free on Feb. 28. The film exposes the devastating impact China’s polluting industries [6] have wreaked on the environment, bringing home the issue for Chinese citizens by focusing on Chinese cities’ appalling air quality [7].