James, in addition to these political appointments, delegates are also discussing a range of issues, one made International Headlines has been the air pollution. Whats the air been like since you arrived . Reporter well, its only my third day here, gene, but ive already seen a huge contrast in the air quality. On monday the sky was blue and the air seemed clean but this morning it was hazy and i could actually taste the pollution. You know, this is one of the most visible side effects of chinas Rapid Development over the past 30 years. A leading chinese specialist in respiratory diseases said last month the air pollution here is more dangerous than sars because nobody can escape it. Smothered in soot, a thick haze engulfed beijing just days before the opening of chinas most important annual political meetings. Swirling around the smog are fine particles called pm2. 5. Chinese weather officials warned last week that levels of the hazardous pollutants were 10 to 20 times higher than Worl
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