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Smog-hit Beijing residents told to stay positive and drink more tea
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One of those drivers, who gave his name only as Mr Qian, was fined 100 yuan (about £10) for taking his car out on the wrong day.
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Recent days have also seen authorities caution Beijing’s 23 million residents to rinse out their mouths, shun contact lenses and hang up their winter jackets “to reduce contamination indoors”.
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Xinhua, China’s official news agency, said environmental authorities were engaged in a “tough” crackdown on firms that continued to ignore the compulsory three-day shutdown, which began at 7am on Monday.
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In a tweet entitled Tips to survive the smog, the state-run network CCTV wrote: “Smile and try to be positive (hopefully there will be less smog tomorrow)
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“I think we should comply with the government’s policy,” Qian added. “After all, the pollution is really bad.”
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Still, the government’s unprecedented step was a sign that “the country now faces its problems head-on and respects the public’s appeals and demands”, it said.
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But many reacted to the latest “airpocalypse” with resignation. “This is modern life for Beijing people,” office worker Cao Yong told Associated Press. “We wanted to develop and now we pay the price.”