In 2016, only one fourth of Chinese cities met the country's air quality standards, according to a survey of 338 cities nationwide from the Ministry of Environmental Protection.

根据环境保护部对全国338个城市的调查，2016年，只有四分之一的中国城市达到了国家的空气质量标准。

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Mr Zhou's comments came in an essay posted on the website on the Ministry of Environmental Protection.

周生贤的意见来自于其在环保部网站上发布的相应文章。

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The Ministry of Environmental Protection confirmed something nasty was lurking in the air.

环保部证实了空气中确实有些不良成分。

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The Beijing Environmental Protection Ministry said Sunday that factories and construction sites had agreed to reduce or stop work entirely until the air cleared up.

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