Pollution in China
![Women wearing face masks run to cross a street in Beijing, May 6, 2013. The United States Embassy monitor on air quality in China classified the quality of air in Beijing as "hazardous."](https://gdb.voanews.com/8CF6E64D-CF80-4D2E-B6FB-97CF916BE9E4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Women wearing face masks run to cross a street in Beijing, May 6, 2013. The United States Embassy monitor on air quality in China classified the quality of air in Beijing as "hazardous."
![A man rows a boat on a river during a hazy morning in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, June 16, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/83302F9C-F1AB-4CEC-8D4A-7428A08F5324_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man rows a boat on a river during a hazy morning in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, June 16, 2013.
![A man wearing a mask is seen on a street in Beijing, May 2, 2013. Street-level anger over air pollution that blanketed many northern cities this winter spilled over into online appeals for Beijing to clean water supplies.](https://gdb.voanews.com/83CFABFA-32E3-43E9-97E1-015A3F6BED12_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man wearing a mask is seen on a street in Beijing, May 2, 2013. Street-level anger over air pollution that blanketed many northern cities this winter spilled over into online appeals for Beijing to clean water supplies.
![A statue of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong is seen in front of buildings during a hazy day in Shenyang, Liaoning province, May 7, 2013. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/C2607CB1-EFDE-4C98-9673-6D388C6CA8C9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A statue of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong is seen in front of buildings during a hazy day in Shenyang, Liaoning province, May 7, 2013.