Update: Chinese capital declares major victory against air pollution

BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Beijing experienced just one day of heavily polluted air in 2025, a staggering reduction from 58 such days in 2013, the local environment authorities announced on Sunday, declaring a major victory in the city's battle against air pollution.

This indicates that heavily polluted days -- characterized by PM2.5 readings above 150 micrograms per cubic meter -- have been essentially eliminat