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Beijing blanketed in hazardous smog for fifth day

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Video. Beijing blanketed in hazardous smog for fifth day

Updated: 21/12/2016 - 12:13 GMT+1

From the dizzying heights of a skyscraper in Beijing, the scale of China’s pollution problem becomes apparent.

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