Reasons for the closure of the Canadian Embassy in China

The Canadian Embassy in China said that the main reason for the temporary closure was that Beijing issued a red warning for air pollution in the whole city.

The red warning of air pollution is to predict serious pollution in the next three days, which is the highest level of early warning response. When the environmental air pollution index reaches more than 300 and lasts for more than 3 days, the red warning will be started. During this period, the production of key air pollutant emission sources will be restricted and the production of key sewage treatment processes will be stopped. In the urban area, motor vehicles are restricted to single and even numbers, and all construction sites in the urban area are urged to stop construction and close all barbecue shops that produce oil smoke pollution in the urban area.