Microsoft’s Beijing office handed out a curious Chinese New Year’s gift to its staff a few weeks ago: a heavy-duty gas mask. Other global companies have also been distributing face masks to their Beijing staff, including electronics maker LG.
Why such a morose gift during a holiday season? Air pollution and its health impact is becoming a bigger concern in China’s smoggy capital.
Beijing’s air pollution has been a problem for decades — thanks to car exhaust, coal-burning stoves and factory fumes blowing in from nearby Hebei province.
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