Beijingers
coined the wry phrase "APEC blue" after authorities resorted to extreme
measures -- shutting factories and ordering mandatory holidays -- to
turn the capital's skies blue during November's two-week APEC summit.
The smog quickly returned once world leaders departed but the phrase lives on among the city's residents, who use it ironically to describe something beautiful that quickly disappears. "He's not really into you. It's APEC blue!" went one joke about a short-lived relationship.
Research and text by Serena Dong, Vicky Wong and Katie Hunt.
The smog quickly returned once world leaders departed but the phrase lives on among the city's residents, who use it ironically to describe something beautiful that quickly disappears. "He's not really into you. It's APEC blue!" went one joke about a short-lived relationship.
Research and text by Serena Dong, Vicky Wong and Katie Hunt.
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