{"id":14228,"date":"2007-08-18T11:30:58","date_gmt":"2007-08-18T18:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/08\/18\/china-rolls-out-test-of-anti-smog-plan-peter-spiegel\/"},"modified":"2007-08-18T11:30:58","modified_gmt":"2007-08-18T18:30:58","slug":"china-rolls-out-test-of-anti-smog-plan-peter-spiegel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/08\/china-rolls-out-test-of-anti-smog-plan-peter-spiegel\/","title":{"rendered":"China Rolls Out Test Of Anti-Smog Plan &#8211; Peter Spiegel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/_wp-dyn_content_photo_2007_08_17_PH2007081700834.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/_wp-dyn_content_photo_2007_08_17_PH2007081700834.jpg','popup','width=600,height=365,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mt-old\/_wp-dyn_content_photo_2007_08_17_PH2007081700834-tm.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"164\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\" Wp-Dyn Content Photo 2007 08 17 Ph2007081700834\" \/><\/a> From the Los Angeles Times:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nAccording to government statistics, Beijing now has a bit more than 3 million registered vehicles, which pump out an estimated 1.3 million tons of pollutants every year. Local environmental officials cite this as the primary reason behind the city&#8217;s ever-worsening air quality and the persistent haze that hovers over the skyline.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<span style=\"color:#0e0e0f;\">In a country that was known just a decade ago as the &#8220;kingdom of bikes,&#8221; the number of cars hitting the road continues to skyrocket. The China Automotive Industry Assn. reported last week that nationwide, domestic auto sales through July had already topped 3.5 million this year, a 24% increase over the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>An estimated 1,000 new cars are added to Beijing&#8217;s roads daily, a rate that has raised concerns from Olympic officials that traffic and pollution, if not curbed, could force outdoor endurance sports, such as long-distance cycling races, to be postponed or rescheduled. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/printedition\/asection\/la-fg-cars18aug18,1,3178219.story?coll=la-news-a_section\">[Full Text]<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<span style=\"color:#000000;\">Read also: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/08\/17\/AR2007081700831.html\" target=\"_blank\">Beijing Bans Cars to Clear Air for Game<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;\">s by Alexa Olesen.<\/p>\n<p>[Image source: Washingtonpost.com]<\/span><br \/>\n<br \/>More on Beijing&#8217;s traffic, please watch following clips on Youtube:  <object width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/R5H8y-UJNDo\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/R5H8y-UJNDo\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/embed><\/object>  <object width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/aZDhNo6Nwkw\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/aZDhNo6Nwkw\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Los Angeles Times: According to government statistics, Beijing now has a bit more than 3 million registered vehicles, which pump out an estimated 1.3 million tons of pollutants every year. 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