A general view shows delegates attending the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, China October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will keep up its years-long battle against smog to ensure "blue skies" and promote a "revolution" in clean energy, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of a key Communist Party congress.
Improving the notoriously toxic air across the northern regions of the world's second-largest economy has been a cornerstone of Beijing's economic and social policy in recent years.
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