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Post-Olympics, Beijing Continues on Environmental Track

During last summer's Olympic Games in Beijing, athletes and spectators watched to see how China would tackle environmental issues and make one of the world's most polluted cities safe for competition. A number of measures were introduced, resulting in the...

from YouTube on Fri, Nov 14 2008

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