Low visibility: Over the years, there have been numerous steps to help Beijing’s smog problem. These efforts have paid off and the city’s air quality has significantly improved. Last year, Beijing recorded 226 blue sky days, compared to just 176 in 2013.— Reuters
BEIJING has been smothered with smog most of the time since late February. Clear days have been so precious that they can be counted on the fingers of one hand.
Even during the annual Two Sessions – the meetings of the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee – in March, the metropolis could not be free of the thick polluted air.
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