National plan will protect land, waters

China has issued its first national plan treating environmental, development and resources issues in a comprehensive but targeted way, according to the individual needs of different regions.

The National Territorial Plan (2016-30) will guide all activities related to development, protection and treatment in the 16 regions it divides the nation into.

It is the first comprehensive and basic national plan covering all land and maritime territory, said Jiang Daming, minister of land and resources, on Thursday.