US President Donald Trump landed in Beijing under clear sunny sky as China has virtually driven away the smog hovering over the city in the last few days with emergency measures. Following the smoggy weather in the past few days Beijing woke up to a beautiful sunny morning. This should be a lesson for Delhi as well. As the national capital is dealing tough with toxic haze which blanckated the city for past two days. Because of this it becomes unable to breathe properly and forced the Delhi government to announce closing of all the schools till Sunday. <br /><br /> Let's take a look at how China able to manage drive away smog: -
China's environment ministry had ordered the local authorities to lift the orange alert for air pollution saying that air quality had improved thanks to emergency measures. (Reuters)
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Honour guards march on the tarmac after US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania arrived at Beijing airport, China. (AP Photo)
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It was clear blue sky when Trump's Airforce One touched down at the airport here this afternoon. (Reuters)
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The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) previously forecast that the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and nearby areas would see severe air pollution from November 4 to 8, prompting local governments to issue the orange alert – the second highest level – last week. (Reuters)
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China has a four-tier colour-coded warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue. (Reuters)
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But as authorities adopted a raft of emergency measures to meet the smog challenge, most of the areas experienced slight air pollution or even good air, state-run Xinhua news agency reported earlier. (Reuters)
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People walk under US and China's flags at the Forbidden City during the visit by U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing, China. (Reuters)
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A woman poses for a picture under U.S. and Chinese flags on the Tiananmen square ahead of the visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing, China. (Reuters)
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People take pictures under U.S. and China's flags at the Forbidden City during the visit by U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing, China. (Reuters)
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The orange alert brings several measures, including restricting the use of vehicles, increasing pollution controls at construction sites, and temporarily restricting or stopping production activities of steel, cement and coal firms. (Reuters)
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The emergency efforts reduced around 20 per cent of pollutants. (Reuters)
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Air Force One carrying President Donald Trump and first Lady Melania Trump arrives at Beijing Capital Airport, Beijing, China. (Reuters)
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It effectively curbing the increasing PM 2.5 density and making the air quality better than forecast, Chai Fahe, an expert with the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, told the official media. Air quality usually worsens in late autumn and winter in northern China due to increased emissions from heating sources and less wind. (Reuters)
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