[Shanghai 26th Reuters]-Jeju City in Jiangsu Province, eastern China will suspend operation of steelworks in the city from the 26th, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China next week. Strengthen air pollution countermeasures. The city, where heavy industry is thriving, will also restrict the operation of coal plants.
The Ministry of the Environment of China, on the 23rd, told the local government to take prompt action, saying that there is a risk of smog occurring in the eastern coastal area for about two weeks due to the weather.
Smog has already occurred in the capital city of Beijing and its suburbs, and operations of steel, electric power, cement and other factories are restricted.
In Anyang City, Central Henan Province, where the steel industry is thriving, the authorities have announced that air pollution countermeasures will be taken from the 25th. The city was one of the most serious cities in China last winter.