Clear sky continues to elude Beijing before the Olympic Games
Madhuri Katti , Kolkata: Aug 1 2008
Made Popular Aug 1 2008
Inspite of all recent pollution control measures, the Beijing skyline is still hazy and the smog refuses to lift. With foreign journalists pouring in and opening of Olympic Games just round the corner, Chinese government is gearing up to impose more...
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Grace Aug 1 2008
Quezon City, Philippines
All that pollution that accumulated over many years cannot be zapped in a few months.

A ’stench’ is a stench.
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Madhuri Katti
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Madhuri Katti parentingcanbefun-mk.. Aug 2 2008
Kolkata, India
I am bemused by the sheer effort China is putting to clear up the foul air.
It is too late...but yet they are ambitious about bringing it under control...and they cannot avoid media this time...
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Abhishek Asthana
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Abhishek Asthana Aug 2 2008
Delhi, India
This is possible only in China (or some other dictatorial regime). The efforts almost seem fictional, which of course they are not. And what after the Olympics is over? The same old story?

(Aside: This might just be the most controversial Olympics ever, specially considering the number of issues involved. What with human rights issues, environmental questions, and lack of freedom...)
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