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Extremely high pollution levels shrouded eastern China for the second time in about two weeks Tuesday, forcing airlines in Beijing and elsewhere to cancel flights because of poor visibility and prompting government warnings for residents to stay indoors.
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Beijing residents wear masks as they ride bikes amid dense smog on Jan. 29 in Beijing, China.
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Chinese paramilitary police stand guard at Tiananmen Square as heavy fog engulfs the city in Beijing, China.
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Beijing residents wearing masks walk in front of a fog-shrouded National Stadium as severe pollution continues to affect the capital.
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A woman wears a face mask during a hazy day at the Forbidden City in Beijing Sunday.
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A man crosses a road during a very hazy day near Tiananmen Square in Beijing Sunday.
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Chinese security personnel march across Tiananmen Square in thick haze in Beijing Tuesday.
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Visitors walk past the frozen moat outside the Forbidden City during a hazy day in Beijing Sunday.
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A man rides a three-wheeled motorcycle past power station chimneys Tuesday in Beijing.
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A photographer sits on the smog-covered beach in Qingdao on Jan. 29.
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People walk on a smog-covered road in Qingdao Tuesday.
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Beijing residents wearing masks walk through fog as severe pollution continues to affect the city.
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A woman wearing a mask walks over a road bridge in heavy pollution on Monday.
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