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Red lanterns are hung at a village on January 6, 2009 on the outskirt of Beijing
Monday, Oct. 19, 2009

Open quoteNow we no longer worry about getting poisoned.Close quote

  • WANG SHUQIN,
  • a 64-year-old Beijing resident, on the alleged improvements to Beijing's air quality
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