A swallow flies past smoke billowing from the chimneys of a cement plant on the outskirts of Xiangfan, central China’s Hubei province May 12, 2007. China on Friday launched a research project seeking to map out a macro environmental strategy for the country, where environmental pollution has reached a crisis level, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA) CHINA OUT – RTR1PLIT
