Thick smog engulfs Chinese capital

[olaniyi001]

This is absolutely the gains of China's growth; cheap labour and low cost of production = high level of sickness and environmental pollution just to mention a few. For the past few days, Beijing has been covered by a thick blanket of smog, forcing the closure of several highways and the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

The US embassy in the Chinese capital has warned that air quality has reached hazardous levels and, according to media reports, hospital admissions have risen by almost a third.




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