Forget what the other countries do. They have no choice but to put up with this. After Napoleon visited China, he said, ""That is a sleeping dragon. Let him sleep! If he wakes, he will shake the world." THE TIME HAS COME.

Like John above, and to answer your question, I am thinking about the citizens of Beijing post-olympics. Given the extraordinary measures employed by the federal and municipal government to lower the levels of air-borne pollutants, I would argue that the citizens of the region deserve the same degree of attention once the olympics have come and gone. To quote Andy: "they have no choice but to put up with this" might equally apply to the citizens of Beijing and other large Chinese cities. For their sake, I hope this isn't true.

i'm not sure if you are specifically talking about the weather or the smog conditions there. my guess is that when it is time for the marathon, that will really be the decisive factor. but maybe i'm wrong.

I agree with John as the Chinese have had to put up with this problem for years. Due to athletes putting on incredibly strenuous performances, it is understandable that they don't want to become ill/ damage their bodies before the next Olympics.

its natural so it cant stop but human have to face every thing