Generally the GPS systems on most major airliners will give them the approach info they need. Even then this smog isn't horribly bad, there are way more difficult approaches
To attempt to be mildly fair to China, the Australian photo seems to be taken at a higher altitude, though having lived in Australia for my entire life I've never seen smog like in the second photo. Don't even think I've seen smog at all, to be honest.
also, but unrelated: you don't do daily music videos AFAIK. why don't you just ask the mods to change your username?