One of the overwhelming first impressions for delegation members looking to drum up business in China is the air quality.
More specifically, the lack of air quality in China's industrialized cities.
There is a palpable smog here, not the kind that creates purple sunsets, but the kind where seeing the next building becomes difficult.

We've also been noticing a dryness in the throat and a dirty film that covers cars parked in one place too long.
It seems clear that China's environmental law is not keeping pace with her explosive growth.

I asked one of the district governors in Zibo about infrastructure, if China was able to keep up the roads and sewers and water supplies needed for all the new companies.
But either the question got lost in the language or he was clearly looking for a place to address the air quality issue.
'We are focused on environmental protection," he assured us through an interpreter.
"We are focused on improving the lives of our workers,"
They may need to hurry. Delegation members visited an abrasives plant where sand and silicate were being ground into fine powder for machining parts. The workers wore no
breathing protection.
China will have to work quickly, or all of the citizens may need help breathing soon.