China’s horrific pollution has been firmly linked to a staggering increase in birth defects according to a major scientific survey.
The number of Chinese children with birth defects rose by 40 per cent between 2001 and 2006, according to the National Population and Family Planning Commission.
If this is true, that is indeed a staggering increase. But I have to wonder if the increase might also stem from an increased accuracy in statistics. Hard as it is to believe, China has made some improvement in the accuracy of its statistics.