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In "Olympic Champion Shuns Beijing" (n.d.), it is noted that world record marathon runner Haile Gebresalassie had said he would not compete in the event at the Beijing Olympics later this year, citing the city's high levels of pollution ("Olympic Champion Shuns Beijing," n.d.). This runner’s words seem to be unbelievable, but it really reflects the international concerns and criticism towards Beijing’s air conditions. For a long time, the China government paid more attention to the economic development, but ignored the critical compensation that the Chinese people must pay.

The Beijing Olympic is approaching. To hold it successfully, China has invested billions of dollars in new venues, transport links and other facilities for the games in recent years, and while these have been praised as world-class the issue of pollution stands out as the number one worry. Carrono (2007) showed that air pollution can cause harm or discomfort to human or other living things in his study of environmental pollution and human-beings’ health. Hence, the Chinese government is very eager to seek the way out to control it.

Firstly, the urban planning strategy is available to reduce air pollution. Chen (2006) noted that efforts to reduce pollution from mobile sources include primary regulation, expanding regulation to new sources, increased fuel efficiency, and conversion to cleaner fuels. By trying out these new ways of enhancing the efficiency of machines and seeking for new clear energies, China has improved a lot on its air qualities in the recent years. Even though these ways are the most direct, they are long-run efforts and take a lot of time to improve the air conditions a little bit.

The second way of reducing the air pollution is to design the locations of factories properly. In the 1960’s, China located most of its factories in the city area. These factories are usually very big and difficult to move outside the city. Because of these factories, the air pollution is getting more and more serious. Chen (2006) once argued that a lot of environmental problems were created by loopholes of government. China now has legalized policy that newly built factories cannot be built inside the city and old factories within the city are to move outside bit by bit. This policy would definitely be effective to improve the air quality.

Just doing these twos above is not enough. Government should publicize the idea of protection of the environment among its citizens which can make them realize that protecting the air conditions is everyone’s responsibility. In China, everybody belongs to a neighborhood community. Government can set up a centre in these neighborhood communities and publicize the idea of reduction of air pollution. In the same time, teachers in schools as well as colleges should take up the responsibility to develop this idea to his or her students and be a example to them. By doing this, people in China will concern about the environment around him as well as his own health. Beijing

Olympics is approaching and more and more people in the world are paying attention to Beijing’s air conditions. China government is trying its best to find a way to improve Beijing’s air conditions and supply a health environment to all the tourists and athletes from the world. As long as the government chooses the right way to improve the air condition, and every citizen deems his or her own responsibility to protect environment, there will not be any problems for Beijing to hold Olympics successfully.(words 637 in total)






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