2017 is about to come to an end, and people around Taiwan were getting ready to celebrate on Sunday. But in Taipei, and in other parts of the country, heavy air pollution marred the festive atmosphere. The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall could barely be seen through the smog.
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