Beijing Suffers Bad Air as China Prioritizes Growth
- PM 2.5 concentration reaches one-and-a-half year high
- Output curbs may have eased as economic pressure grows: ABCI
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Beijing’s air quality was the worst in 18 months on Monday, a possible result of more flexible emissions curbs for the winter.
The economic slowdown may have been behind the decision to move away from the hard targets of last year, with the government trying to keep factories churning, according to some economists.