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After monitoring the air quality for three years, they conclude that there have been minimal improvements. <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/beijingairpix\">On Twitter<\/a>, China Green is posting daily comparisons of air quality in Beijing and New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asia Society&#8217;s China Green project has posted a slideshow of images of Beijing&#8217;s air pollution, which gives a dramatic visualization of good and bad air days in Beijing. After monitoring the air quality for three years, they conclude that there have been minimal improvements. 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