State Council has focus trained on keeping sky blue

The Ministry of Environmental Protection will spare no efforts as it works on a three-year plan to ensure greater air pollution control because the country's environmental protection still lags behind economic development, a senior official said.

Zhao Yingmin, vice-minister of environmental protection, discussed the issue while responding to concerns from the State Council, China's Cabinet, at its regular meeting on Thursday morning.

"In the past 5 years, China has made enormous progress in the battle against air pollution, and the ability to monitor air quality has greatly improved," he said.