China looks to be 'winning its war against pollution'

Mar 20, 2018

People walk on the road leading to the Badaling section of the Great Wall on a hazy day in Yanqing district in Beijing, China February 27, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Beijing cut its air pollution by 35 percent and, if this is sustained, 20 million residents in Beijing would live 3.3 years longer. Image: REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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