Hitting PM2.5 target 'very difficult'

Lack of determination on the part of local governments to transform their industrial structures can be a major hindrance to controlling air pollution in northern China, especially as the country experiences an economic slowdown, a national legislator said recently.

Wang Jinnan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and president of the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, made the comment in an interview with China Daily on the sidelines of the annual two sessions, which concluded last week.

He said the Fenhe-Weihe River Plain area, which encompasses 11 cities in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan provinces, has been listed as a key area for air pollution control.