Authorities should bring down major pollutant emissions from tens of millions of tons to millions of tons, says environmental protection minister.
Party chief and President Xi Jinping pledges to clear up two kinds of pollution — political and environmental — that have caused most concern.
President Xi Jinping vowed in Beijing Friday to give an iron hand to any polluters in the smog-choked country.
Premier Li Keqiang promised to build a more effective environmental regime in a country plagued by frequent smog and other types of pollution from industrial operations.
Chinese netizens were upbeat after Premier Li Keqiang showed pollution-fighting resolve to address the public's complaints.
It might take China a decade to tackle its notorious smog problem, said Zhong Nanshan, a deputy of the National People's Congress and a renowned respiratory expert specializing in pandemics.
China's Ministry of Science and Technology has started planning for a five-year air pollution prevention and control project, the ministry announced on Tuesday.
China's development of clean coal needs government subsidies and clear industrial standards, according to a proposal submitted by China Environmental Chamber of Commerce.
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