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Thursday, April 26, 2018, 18:02
China to focus air pollution battle on key regions
By Xinhua
Thursday, April 26, 2018, 18:02 By Xinhua

Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over a bimonthly legislative session of the NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 25, 2018. (LIU WEIBING / XINHUA)

BEIJING – China is planning to adopt more measures tackle air pollution in key regions including the Yangtze River Delta, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the Fenhe-Weihe plain. 

Delivering an environmental report to the ongoing bimonthly session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, Li Ganjie, Minister of Ecology and the Environment, said air quality had improved in many regions in 2017 and there would be no let-up in work in 2018. 

According to the report, China attained most of its environment protection goals in 2017

The ratio of days with good air quality in 2017 stood at 78 percent, and the density of major pollutants like PM 2.5 and PM 10 dropped significantly, the report reads. 

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The report also pointed out heavy pollution in several provinces, such as Hebei, Shanxi and Shandong. 

The bimonthly session of the top legislature runs till Friday.

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