The Chinese government is once again showing it s undemocratic side by forcing the major polluters polluting plants in Beijing to shut down a month before the Beijing Olympics. The move is part of the government 's effort to clean up in battle ing the hazy skies. On top of that, hundreds of projectiles containing a condensation chemical have been fired into the sky to stimulate rain in the hopes that rainfall will wash shower away the smog gy air .
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