To give a serious answer: the standards for tap water leaving treatment plants in China are on par with those of the European Union. However, the government is concerned about potential secondary contamination, as underground piping networks in some older urban areas—which date back decades—have not yet been fully renovated. In reality, there are no issues in newer urban areas, and the situation regarding this problem in China is no worse than in Western countries. The government's recommendation to boil tap water before drinking is simply a measure taken out of a sense of responsibility toward the public.
2026-08-06 13:21:01
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Stephen James Thatcher :
I’d kill for Chinese citizenship
2026-08-06 18:58:00
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Mike :
Chinese tab water is drinkable. But Chinese like to boil their water. They prefer warm water for their stomach 🔥🔥🥰🥰
2026-08-06 17:06:45
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克里斯 :
Drinkable tap water just means you are fine drinking a lot of chlorine... it's supposedly at safe levels, but why do that when you can simply boil it away?
2026-08-06 15:34:05
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稍卑 :
每个国家对于自来水“能喝”的标准不一样
2026-08-07 16:22:05
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D34TH215R34L :
Literally most of the US doesn’t have safe tap water lmfao
2026-08-06 21:25:11
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GBone :
wow, you actually drank the tap water, unlike that time Obma pretended to take a sip of tap water from Flint, Michigan to "prove"😜😜 that it was safe lol
2026-08-08 15:05:06
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duncanidaho :
meanwhile large swathes of america don't, in fact, have clean drinking water
2026-08-06 16:59:09
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Vertigo_max :
Flint Michigan is still having water issue.
2026-08-06 17:26:33
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Mr-D :
自来水可以喝,但是大家觉得始终要烧开,才能杀菌,因为管道中会有污染
2026-08-07 04:15:25
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user9931722180660 :
The fact that China doesn't have a habit of drinking tap water directly doesn't mean it can't be consumed as is.
2026-08-09 03:45:32
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oreo60000 :
1 word, Flint.
2026-08-06 16:29:42
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Chan1949 :
In my city (in the US) the tap water is "drinkable" (in the sense it won't kill you if you drink it) but the pipes are so old & rusted it's basically undrinkable without an additional filter. In some areas of the city the water is so rusty they have to use a special kind of laundry detergent to keep from ruining their laundry.
2026-08-06 23:29:13
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Abdul :
They just hate China because China is doing better than them
2026-08-09 09:57:56
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Paul Dirac :
Meanwhile Flint, Michigan
2026-08-06 13:58:40
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Paul Tan :
Like you can drink directly from the tap in USA and most part of the world?
2026-08-06 21:03:40
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davidervin1 :
Would be very ironic if that poster was from the US, where a quarter of all people's tap water is considered hazardous to human health for drinking.
2026-08-06 21:08:42
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Chaospringle :
We literally have brown water coming out the faucet in WV 😭
2026-08-06 15:16:44
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☭ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ❂ :
In america i refuse to drink fountain tap water or my sink water since i know its filthy
2026-08-06 14:09:27
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Alfonso :
It really isn't that different from the US and having drinkable tap water... We still have lead pipes in a lot of areas lol
2026-08-06 17:03:11
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SpecialEDkid 🇺🇸🇯🇵🇹🇼🇵🇸 :
Explain this then 🥀😭😭😭
2026-08-23 08:27:55
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noxel :
in big Citys they have drinking top water and in villages they have rivers ?
2026-08-07 13:44:10
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suparX :
china tap water standard is higher than most of the countries in the world. the Chinese government warn people not to drink is simply they worry about citizen health. our tap water standard is higher than your country drinkable tap water. no matter where are you from
2026-09-09 11:30:46
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Eggroll9000 :
if depend where. if you're in Shanghai, the water has a really strong smell and taste. you'll smell and taste it in the food as they use tap water to cook. but if you travel a couple hours to Hangzhou, suddenly the smell and taste is gone.
2026-08-25 15:21:53
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J :
Where in China is this though?
2026-08-09 14:56:32
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