Danish minister tours Beijing on her bicycle
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Danish">Danish</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Pia">Pia</span> <span word="Olsen">Olsen</span> <span word="Dyhr">Dyhr</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Danish">Danish</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="plagued">plagued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="traversed">traversed</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="metropolis">metropolis</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Danish">Danish</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span>, <span word="Danish">Danish</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Friis">Friis</span> <span word="Arne">Arne</span> <span word="Petersen">Petersen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="netizens">netizens</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="volunteered">volunteered</span>, <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>.</p><p><span word="Denmark">Denmark</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="biking">biking</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="Copenhagen">Copenhagen</span>, <span word="commute">commute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bike">bike</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Danish">Danish</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="jams">jams</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span>-<span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2050.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="shored">shored</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="blanketed">blanketed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="smog">smog</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="reported">reported</span> 58 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="air">air</span>-<span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="emission">emission</span>.</p><p><span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span>, 50, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span>.</p>
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