War Against Smog.docVIP

War Against Smog 　　On March 3， when this year’s full session of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference （CPPCC）， China’s top political advisory body， started in Beijing， the city was again enveloped in heavy smog after just a one-week respite from the last round of smoggy weather. 　　Dense haze shrouded an area of 1.43 million square meters surrounding the cities of Beijing and Tianjin， as well as the neighboring Hebei Province from February 20 to 26. The pollution was so severe that on February 21， the Beijing Municipal Government， for the first time e