China Says More Heavy Smog Expected Ahead of APEC Summit
China Says More Heavy Smog Expected Ahead of APEC Summit – Forecasters said, China’s capital is expected to face more heavy smog from Wednesday as it battles to try to guarantee air quality ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit starting on Saturday.
Beijing, enveloped by thick smog over the past few days, has announced various long-term schemes over recent years to end the problem once and for all but none has worked.
According to forecasts from the China National Environmental Monitoring Centre published by the Ministry of Environmental Protection on Monday, unfavorable weather conditions mean that central and southern parts of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region will face “severe pollution” ahead of APEC.
Beijing and nearby regions will impose their most stringent pollution controls since the 2008 Summer Olympics as they bid to maintain air quality during the summit. Officials say, workers will be sent home in early November, traffic will be restricted and hundreds of polluting industrial plants will be closed within a 200-km radius of the capital.
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