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Chinese workers arrive at the Beijing Capital Steel Plant (Beijing Shougang Group), which has long been blamed as Beijing's worst polluter, on January 31, 2007 in western suburbs of the city. The Chinese capital is trying to clean up the city's air before the Summer Olympics. Beijing will host Games of the XXIX Olympiad from August 8 to 24, 2008. (Photo by Andrew Wong/Getty Images)
