Beijing phases out de-icing chemicals

北京逐步淘汰融雪剂

Round Table China

2025-12-16

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When a global metropolis abandons de-icing agents, what happens? Beijing is finding out. To protect its environment, the city is swapping chemicals for manpower, trading spreaders for shovels. How can this modern capital handle winter the old-fashioned way? We examine the high-stakes experiment on Beijing's icy streets. / Is small talk dying (15:05)? On the show: Steve, Fei Fei & Yushun
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  • What happens when a major world city looks at a winter storm and decides to put away the de-icing agents?

  • That's exactly what Beijing is doing.

  • In the name of soil and water health, it's swapping chemicals for shovels.

  • But can this modern metropolis handle its frost the old-fashioned way?

  • We'll look at the high stakes environment and experiment playing out on Beijing sidewalks.

  • After that, for many, small talk is a comfortable way to break the ice and pass a bit of time.

  • For others, However, Smalltalk is exhausting.

  • Well, one writer decided to stop Smalltalk for a month and found much deeper,

  • more energizing conversations.

  • As digital life and burnout grow,

  • is it time to drop the polite filler and talk about what actually matters?

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