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Greenpeace says China is winning battle against pollution in big cities but other areas falling behind

Campaign group says last year saw small improvements overall despite drop in Beijing smog levels and warns of rising risk from ozone pollution

Campaign group says last year saw small improvements overall despite drop in Beijing smog levels and warns of rising risk from ozone pollution

Although air pollution in Beijing, Tianjin and more than two dozen surrounding cities dropped dramatically in the fourth quarter of last year amid a government crackdown on foul air, the country saw only a small improvement in air quality for all of 2017, according to a Greenpeace report.

The environmental watchdog also urged China to be concerned about rising ozone pollution which has emerged as a major health risk in cities, potentially causing deaths from strokes and heart disease.