A report issued by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says the mainland had the second-worst air pollution in the world after India in 2012. Photo: Reuters A report issued by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says the mainland had the second-worst air pollution in the world after India in 2012. Photo: Reuters
A report issued by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says the mainland had the second-worst air pollution in the world after India in 2012. Photo: Reuters
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Beijing warns about slow progress on green growth

Top leadership is confident of achieving expansion targets but rapid factory development is hampering efforts to curb pollution

Victoria Ruan
Victoria Ruan

Updated: 4:31pm, 23 Jan, 2014

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A report issued by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says the mainland had the second-worst air pollution in the world after India in 2012. Photo: Reuters A report issued by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says the mainland had the second-worst air pollution in the world after India in 2012. Photo: Reuters
A report issued by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says the mainland had the second-worst air pollution in the world after India in 2012. Photo: Reuters
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