Pollution in China
![Beijing schools kept children indoors, January 14, 2013, and hospitals saw a spike in respiratory cases following a weekend of excessive pollution in China's smoggy capital.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B881D9A6-8749-406C-B164-8C71E6938ED9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Beijing schools kept children indoors, January 14, 2013, and hospitals saw a spike in respiratory cases following a weekend of excessive pollution in China's smoggy capital.
![A teacher leads her students doing body exercises during class break in a classroom on a foggy day in Jinan, Shandong province, January 14, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/02A2AB87-78B0-4706-971C-204CA6F6B429_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A teacher leads her students doing body exercises during class break in a classroom on a foggy day in Jinan, Shandong province, January 14, 2013.
![Cranes atop a residential building under construction in central Beijing, April 18, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/48E63895-E183-455C-8AF4-15E8BF5C8C92_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cranes atop a residential building under construction in central Beijing, April 18, 2012.
![A protester displays how his rights were violated during an anti-coup demonstration at the Victory Monument, in Bangkok, May 28, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/BC4B2CF0-D0E2-4406-87D0-F017C975EAFB_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester displays how his rights were violated during an anti-coup demonstration at the Victory Monument, in Bangkok, May 28, 2014.