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Article text courtesy of nytimes.com: Life in China, Smothered by Smog. Parts of China have for days been experiencing smog so thick that highways and businesses have been shut down, and dozens of flights have been canceled. Amid dangerously unhealthy air quality levels, people in Beijing and elsewhere in the country tried to go about their daily routines. The Associated Press reported 460 million people were affected by a “red alert” issued by the government last week. Schools canceled classes on Monday because of the red alert. But in the town of Linqi, one school decided not to cancel its exams, and at least 400 children sat outside amid the heavy smog. Smog is not uncommon in China, especially in the winter. In December 2015, the government declared its first “red alert” in Beijing, part of a new emergency plan for air pollution. At the time, residents complained of the inconvenience such an alert brought as schools, highways and some factories were shut down.