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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 20 > To clean up, Beijing shuts down

To clean up, Beijing shuts down

By Stephen Wade / The Bulletin
July 20, 2008

BEIJING — The Olympic shutdown begins this weekend, a drastic plan to lift the Chinese capital’s gray shroud of pollution just three weeks ahead of the Games.

Half of Beijing’s 3.3 million vehicles are being pulled off the roads, and many polluting factories will be....

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