Time to Share Air Pollution Mitigation Experience with the Belt and Road Countries

Global urban air quality and human health are under significant threat from air pollution. China, with its successful “Clean Air Act,” offers valuable expertise in mitigating air pollution over the past decade. The Belt and Road countries in the Indochina Peninsula confront severe air pollution from sources such as biomass burning. This pollution interacts with organic volatiles emitted from the Southeast Asian tropical forests, impacting the ecosystem and climate in the region. China is actively promoting the Belt and Road South-South Cooperation Initiative on climate change. The time has come for China to share its expertise in air pollution mitigation to the Belt and Road countries, with emphases on talent development, technical service export, and intergovernmental research cooperation. This initiative not only reduces cross-border air pollution transmission but also benefits local health in the broader Indochina region.