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Hu Kaihong:

Ladies and gentlemen, good morning! Welcome to today's news conference.

Tomorrow will be this year's "World Environment Day," so today we are very happy to have Mr. Li Ganjie, the Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection, here with us. He will brief us on the "Report on the State of the Environment" and answer your questions. Meanwhile, Mr. Zhao Yingmin, Director of the Department of Pollution Prevention and Control, and Mr. Luo Yi, Director of the Department of Environmental Monitoring, Ministry of Environmental Protection, have also joined us today. Now, let's give the floor to Mr. Li.

 

Li Ganjie: Dear friends from the press,

 

Good Morning.

I am very glad to meet you here on the occasion of the upcoming World Environment Day of June 5th. The theme of the press conference today is to present the 2013 Report on the State of Environment in China and take your questions.

The 2013 Report on the State of Environment in China, a reflection of highlights of the environmental status of China, was compiled by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, together with the Ministry of Land and Resources, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, National Health and Family Planning Commission, National Bureau of Statistics, State Forestry Administration, China Meteorological Administration, China Earthquake Administration, National Energy Administration and State Oceanic Administration etc.

With the high attention paid and under the correct leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, environmental work in China was further strengthened in 2013. The State Council issued the Action Plan on Air Pollution Prevention and Control, or the “Air Ten,” which contains 35 comprehensive measures in 10 areas. Relevant authorities further developed detailed implementation guidelines for the “Air Ten” for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and its surrounding areas, established air pollution control collaboration mechanisms for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and its surrounding areas as well as Yangtze River Delta Region and Pearl River Delta Region, and also set up a national ministerial coordination mechanism on air pollution control.

New progress was made in developing ecological civilization. Seventy-two additional pilot spots of ecological civilization were created, 16 provinces, including Hainan and Heilongjiang, launched ecological province programs, and over 1,000 cities (counties) were engaged in ecological city (county) programs. Environmental efforts played a bigger role in optimizing economic development. Two hundred and forty-one environmental impact assessment reports of construction projects with an overall investment of 1.9 trillion RMB were approved. Environmental assessment approval mechanisms were reformed and the approval mandate regarding 25 categories of construction projects were delegated to a local level. The importance of source prevention and ecological protection was stressed, a biodiversity protection strategy and action plan was implemented and ecological compensation mechanisms were improved. Environmental enforcement and supervision were strengthened. Special operations on environmental protection and safety inspections were carried out throughout the year, with 1.83 million person-time of enforcement staff dispatched, 810,000 enterprise-time inspected and nearly 10,000 non-compliance problems and environmental risks addressed.

Pollution control efforts in key areas were continued. Ground water rehabilitation programs were launched in key areas, “financial reward for environmental treatment” programs were continued and 6 billion RMB was invested by the central government to support rural environmental improvement. Nuclear and radioactive regulation was further strengthened. With the joint efforts by all localities, central government agencies and the whole society over the year, positive outcomes were achieved on the environmental front. The total COD discharge in the nation was 23.527 million tons, representing a decrease of 2.9 percent over the previous year. Ammonia Nitrogen discharge was 2.457 million tons and 3.1 percent less than in 2012. Total SO2 emissions were 20.439 million tons, a 3.5 percent drop, and NOx emissions were 22.273 million tons, 4.7 percent less than the previous year.


In general, the overall environmental quality of the country was improved to some extent, however, the ecological and environmental protection situation is still severe, and there are still some environmental difficulties and challenges. They are featured as follows:

1. Water quality nationwide is not so optimistic. Among the state-controlled monitoring sections in 10 major watersheds, i.e. that of Yangtze River, Yellow River, Pearl River, Songhua River, Huaihe River, Haihe River, Liaohe River, Zhejiang-Fujian rivers, rivers in southwest China and rivers in northwest China, 71.7 percent, 19.3 percent and 9.0 percent of them recorded at Grades I-III, IV-V, and worse than Grade V, respectively, on the freshwater quality scale. Water quality of Pearl River and rivers in the southwest and northwest was good, that of Yangtze River and Zhejiang-Fujian rivers was ordinary, Yellow River, Songhua River, Huaihe River and Liaohe River mildly polluted, and Haihe River moderately polluted. Among the 61 monitored lakes and reservoirs, 27.8 percent had eutrophication problems. Among them, 26.2 percent and 1.6 percent were faced with low-to-medium and medium eutrophication, respectively. Among the 4,778 monitoring spots for ground water, 59.6 percent reported poor or extremely poor water quality.

2. Environmental quality of coastal waters is generally ordinary. Sixty-six point four percent of coastal waters met Grade I or II standards, 15 percent were at Grade III or IV, and the remaining 18.6 percent were at Grade of worse than IV. Among the four major seas of Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea, the near-shore water quality in Yellow Sea and South China Sea was good, that in Bohai Sea was ordinary, and that in East China Sea was extremely poor. Among the nine important gulfs and bays, the water quality of Liaodong Bay, Bohai Bay and Jiaozhou Bay was poor, and that of Yangtze River estuary, Hangzhou Bay, Minjiang River estuary and Pearl River estuary was extremely poor.

3. Urban air quality nationwide is facing severe challenges. According to monitored results of the six criteria pollutants against the new Ambient Air Quality Standards (GB3095-2012), only 4.1 percent of the 74 Phase I cities that applied the new standards reported good air quality. Among the other 256 cities that still use old standards, 69.5 percent met the standard. Acid rain mostly affected areas along the Yangtze River and southern side of its middle and lower reaches, which accounted for 10.6 percent of the nation’s land.

4. Urban acoustic environmental quality nationwide is fairly good in general. Seventy-six point nine percent of cities met Grade I or II of day-time area-wide environmental quality standards for noise, and 97.8 percent met Grade I or II of road traffic environmental quality for noise. In all functional zones of the cities, 91.1 percent of them met daytime standards, and 71.7 percent met night-time standards.

5. Radiation environmental quality is generally good. Environmental ionizing radiation remained within the natural scale around the background level. No substantial changes in radioactive levels were detected in the surrounding environment of nuclear facilities and nuclear technological application projects. Electromagnetic radiation levels were generally good, and no substantial changes in environmental radiation levels were detected in the vicinity of electromagnetic radiation sources.


6. Soil environmental quality is still a serious challenge. Soil environmental quality of farm lands was worrying and regional degradation was rather serious. A net loss of 80,200 hectares of farm land was recorded in 2013. Soil erosion affected a total area of 295 million hectares, representing 30.7% of the country’s land.

7. Forest and grassland resources are stable. National forest coverage was 21.6 percent, or 208 million hectares in total area. Living wood growing stock was 16.433 billion m3, forest stock volume was 15.137 billion m3. Total grassland area was near 400 million hectares, accounting for 41.7 percent of national land area.

8. Ecological quality generally remained stable. Sixty-seven point two percent of national land areas were of good or fair ecological quality. By the end of 2013, 2,697 nature reserves of different kinds and levels were established in the country with a total area of 146.31 million hectares. Among them, land nature reserves accounted for 14.8 percent of national land areas. The number of national nature reserves reached 407 and their total area was 94.04 million hectares.

That is all for my briefing. More details can be referred to in the 2013 Report on the State of Environment in China.

Now I am happy to take your questions.


China News Service:

My question is about the new Environmental Protection Law. Since it was adopted in April, the revision has been highly rated by the public. Mr. Li, could you please explain to us the main features of the new law?

Li Ganjie:

When the revised law was adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) in April, it aroused a great deal of public interest. The revision followed three years of investigation, research and feasibility studies carried out by experts, as well as wide-ranging opinion gathering. The NPC Standing Committee debated the issues four times before passing the revised law, which represents the overwhelming consensus of all parties.

The revised Environmental Protection Law has three distinct characteristics: it is focused on reality; it is forward looking, and it seeks to balance rights and responsibilities. It reflects the prerequisites for constructing an ecological civilization, and embodies the most up-to-date approaches to modern environmental management.

The newly revised Environmental Protection Law features a range of breakthroughs and innovations. From a conceptual point of view it defines “promoting the construction of ecological civilization and sustainable economic and social development” as its purpose, makes environmental protection a basic state policy, and defines conservation as the main priority of environmental protection. It highlights the promotion of harmony between human beings and nature and the need to balance economic and social development with environmental protection. Furthermore, the revised law emphasizes the necessity of treating both symptoms and root causes, carrying out tasks comprehensively, and the need for everyone to take action.

From a systematic point of view, the revised law proposes to establish and improve a series of environmental management systems, including monitoring and early warning systems on resource capacity and the environment and health and the environment; surveying and risk assessment mechanisms; ecological red lines; compensation systems for ecological protection; definition of responsibilities for environmental protection; examination and evaluation systems; emissions control systems; sewage license management systems; environmental monitoring systems, and information disclosure and public participation systems. It also stipulates that environmental issues should be fully considered when formulating economic and technology policies, and governments at all levels should increase investment and make full use of market mechanisms such as prices, taxes, insurance, credit and other economic instruments.

From the point of view of strengthening protection, the revised law defines a series of new measures that clarify the responsibilities of all parties, and define appropriate restrictions and sanctions. For example, the government is given the power to close and impound the facilities and equipment of companies that illegally discharge pollutants. Daily financial penalties can be imposed without an upper limit, and persons held responsible will face detention or criminal charges. Third parties responsible for environmental monitoring, environmental impact assessment, pollution control, maintenance will assume joint liability under the law. Areas that fail to meet emissions reductions or other environmental quality improvement targets will face sanctions and restrictions imposed by the central government. Non-governmental organizations will be allowed to initiate public interest litigation relating to acts that cause environmental pollution, ecological damage, or are harmful to the public interest. All these are new regulations, systems and requirements defined in the revised law.

The Environmental Protection Law is a comprehensive and fundamental piece of legislation. We believe that the revised law will advance China’s environmental legislation and environmental protection, and will push our efforts to construct an ecological civilization into a new phase. Thank you.


China National Radio:

This year's government report states, "Just as we declared war on poverty, we are resolved to declare war on pollution." It is also the theme of this year's June 5 "World Environment Day." I would like to ask what, in your view, is the main emphasis of this battle? My second question is, since you mentioned public involvement and information transparency, people are concerned about an incident that happened in May in Hangzhou, when a garbage incineration project was announced, and people took to the streets to protest against it. There have been many similar incidents recently. I wonder if the Ministry of Environmental Protection got involved in this incident, and if there has been any progress. And have you learned any lessons from it that could prevent this kind of thing from happening again?

Li Ganjie:

Your first question, how the Ministry of Environmental Protection will exactly implement the "war on pollution", is about what emphasis to place on the three key tasks, or, may I say, the three key battles that we face. They are the battles for control of air pollution, water pollution and soil pollution. We must follow the principle of the "three stricts", that is, to "take strict precautions; apply strict supervision; and strictly punish infractions." We have to adopt iron-rules and an iron-fisted approach in the battle to tackle pollution and improve air, water and soil quality.

Regarding the battle against air pollution, we should strictly implement the "Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution." We must pay particular attention to big cities and regions that face severe smog, and to the control of PM 2.5 and PM 10 pollution. These are key targets. We have to investigate and tackle industrial structure, energy efficiency, vehicle exhaust emissions and dust from construction sites. We must also develop new systems of joint action by governments, enterprises and the public to tackle regional air pollution and clean up the atmosphere, so that the public enjoy clear skies and white clouds.

In the second battle we have to strengthen our efforts to prevent and control water pollution. This is very urgent indeed. We have to complete the "Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Water Pollution" as soon as possible, and begin to implement it. The basic idea of the action plan is to pay attention to both extremes and, in this way, guide the middle part. This means we have to ensure the quality of drinking water at its source, and make sure that the water quality there does not decline. At the other end, we have to deal with the seriously polluted V-type water, especially water that is black and smells bad, because this affects many people and causes the greatest concern among the public. We absolutely must control and deal with polluted water, reduce and even eliminate it. As we work at both ends, our efforts will naturally improve average water pollution.

In the third battle, we must strive to deal with and control soil pollution. We will complete the "Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Soil Pollution" as soon as possible. We have to cut off the sources of pollution by strengthening supervision and management, and reverse the rising trend of pollution. We must implement soil control and restoration projects and do everything to improve the quality of the soil. At the same time, we must strengthen the supervision of construction sites, control and eliminate environmental risks, and ensure a healthy environment for residents.

The second question is about the incident arising from the garbage incineration project. The causes had many aspects. First, our country is still in a process of rapid industrialization and urbanization; generally speaking, the intensity of construction is high and the pressure on resources and the environment is huge. Another cause may be that the planning process in some areas and some departments may not be as scientific and rational as it should be. Second, some institutions, companies and projects engage in illegal and irregular development, construction and operation of facilities. Third, some projects, in their planning phases, don't share enough information with the public. If the public don't participate in the process, and are unable to get explanations and timely answers to their questions, this generates mistrust and suspicion.

All in all, the causes of the incident were manifold and the situation was complicated. We should seriously analyze and study them so that we can take effective measures to resolve the problems. Before and during the decision-making and construction, governments, enterprises, and project contractors should fully consider the capacity of local resources and the local environment, plan scientifically and rationally, while carefully explaining everything to the people, sharing information with the public and inviting the public to participate in the process, earnestly guaranteeing the public's right to know, to participate and to supervise. The Ministry of Environmental Protection has paid a great deal of attention to the problem, as it is a significant problem, and we will, in future, make public participation a key aspect of the approval process for environmental evaluations. We will carefully examine the representativeness, authenticity and validity of information disclosure and public participation carried out by construction units.


Financial Times:

We know that many people have been detained recently for reporting pollution incidents. In one case, farmers in Tianjin were detained by the local police for calling attention to damage done to wetlands. How can people like this be protected? Thanks.

Li Ganjie:

Despite China’s achievements in ecological and environmental protection, the general situation regarding the condition of the air, water and soil remains very bad. To protect the environment, we need to involve the people throughout the country and ask them to take on part of the responsibility for addressing the problem. Such an idea is fully reflected in the new Environmental Protection Law that I mentioned just now, which stipulates that we should build transparent public information and participation systems, and give social organizations the right to file public interest lawsuits when environment pollution or ecological damage is discovered. In recent years, governments, departments and enterprises at all levels have made great progress in promoting environmental protection, setting up transparent information systems and encouraging public participation. Through their efforts, the public has been given the right to know about, to participate in, and to monitor, the processes and procedures. Of course, there are still some defects that we need to correct.

That concludes my answer to your question, thanks.


The Legal Evening News:

I have three questions. First, I just read the Report on the State of the Environment. It said that the farmland soil environmental quality is more worrisome. The Ministry of Environmental Protection said at a press conference in February that it had concluded a survey on the land pollution situation. Are there any statistics to be released today? Second, the environmental quality affects people's health and pollution control may require more costs in economic development. What do you think of the relationship between pollution control and GDP growth? Third, how to change the idea of pollution first and control later?

Li Ganjie:

As for the question about releasing the soil pollution survey results, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced at the press conference held here in February that these would be released as soon as possible. In fact, it was already issued to the public in April. After eight years of very careful and meticulous efforts, we have completed the soil pollution survey. The general conclusion of the survey is that the overall situation of national soil pollution is not optimistic. Soil health deteriored in some areas, and farmland environmental quality is more worrisome in particular. The specific statistics were that 16.1 percent of soil surpassed the set standard, with 1.5 percent moderately polluted and 1.1 percent severely polluted. As for farmland, 19.4 percent surpassed the set standard, with 1.8 moderately polluted and 1.1 percent severely polluted.

Time is limited, so I will not go into details here. You can read our report and related information. As for your other two questions, in fact, they can be summed up in one. That is, how to handle the relationship between environmental protection and economic development and between pollution control and GDP growth.

Since last year, General Secretary Xi Jinping has put forward many important explications about correctly handling the relationship between ecological protection and economic development, which are of significance for guiding us to raise awareness, reach a common understanding and correctly undertake specific tasks.

General Secretary Xi Jinping said that, "The protection of ecological environment is to protect productivity. The improvement of ecological environment is to develop productivity. We cannot achive temporary economic growth at the cost of sacrificing ecological environment. We must not take the path of pollution first and control later. We must handle well the relationship between environmental protection and economic development, as well as adhere to developing the economy in environmental protection and protecting the environment in economic development. Developing the economy while breaking away from environmental protection is like draining the pond to get all the fish; and protecting the environment regardless of economic development is like climbing a tree to catch fish. Economic development is hard to continue without environmental protection; and environmental protection will have no financial support without economic development.”

Secretary Xi also said that, "We want green mountains and blue waters, and we also want gold and silver; we would rather have green mountains and blue waters, than have gold and silver; green mountains and blue waters are actually gold and silver." His remarks have been known as "syllogism."

Green mountains and blue waters are not contradictory and not antagonistic with gold and silver. The key lies in the concept. For a place with a good ecological environment, it already owns high quality assets and capital. A sound ecological environment is conducive to attracting high-caliber talents, absorbing advanced productive factors and developing a modern service industry, especially a high-tech industry. In this sense, a sound ecological environment is an important weight in promoting economic development. Pollution control will probably impair economic development and GDP growth in the short term. However, from a macro and long-term perspective, it is conducive to the realization of a higher quality and more sustainable economic and social development.

Thank you.


China Daily:

According to media reports, although water quality in the drainage areas of China’s 10 major rivers has generally improved, pollution remains severe in particular areas. Could you give us some details about the situation? What measures will you take to tackle the problem? The formulation of the Action Plan on Water Pollution Prevention and Control has attracted great public attention. Could you tell us how the formulation is going? When will the plan be released?

Li Ganjie:

Those who have read the annual Report on the State of the Environment in China may have noticed that in recent years, surface water quality has improved all over the country, especially in the drainage areas of the 10 major rivers. This year, 71.7 percent of the water monitored in the drainage areas of the 10 major rivers met the Grade III standard, 19.3 percent met the Grade IV and Grade V standards, while only nine percent remained below the Grade V standard. They all improved as compared with 2012 and 2011. In particular, when compared with 2012, water above the Grade III standard increased by 2.7 percentage points and water below the Grade V standard decreased by 1.2 percentage points. The improvement is even more noticeable as compared with 2011, with water above the Grade III standard up by 10.7 percentage points and water below the Grade V standard down by 4.7 percentage points.

The improvement should be attributed to the policies and measures we have taken over the past years, but I won’t bother you with those details now. Meanwhile, despite the improvement, we must be fully aware that the country’s water environment remains grim. This can be seen in three aspects. First, the proportion of water below the Grade V standard, or heavily polluted water, is still very high. The national average was around 10 percent, and the figure stands much higher in some particular areas. For example, in the drainage area of Haihe River, 39.1 percent of water failed to meet the Grade V standard. Secondly, heavy pollution can be seen in many rivers running through cities and towns, as well as in canals, ponds and dams located in the outskirts. The water is often dirty and stinky because organic matters are often the source of the pollution. This has attracted great public attention with the ensuing big, and bad, influence. Third, there are still many incidents involving drinking water. Over the past years, dozens of such incidents took place annually, and from January to May this year, five more accidents occurred.

In the future, the Ministry of Environment Protection will work harder on the Action Plan on Water Pollution Prevention and Control. I have told you about the plan’s specific ideas just now. As for when to release it, I can only tell you that we are busy working on it by coordinating the works of all departments involved and soliciting suggestions from all sides so as to facilitate a consensus and submit the draft to the State Council for approval as quickly as we can. The Action Plan on Air Pollution Prevention and Control was a landmark in China’s environmental protection field. We sincerely hope that the Action Plan on Water Pollution Prevention and Control and the Action Plan on Soil Pollution Prevention and Control will have the same effect.

Thank you.


Ta Kung Pao:

It has been more six months since China announced “Air Ten” plan (ten measures to clean up air pollution). How is the plan proceeding and do you think its relatively high targets can be met?

Li Ganjie:

“Air Ten” constitutes a vitally important action plan of landmark significance that has drawn attention and support from many quarters. The plan has the following three characteristics: first, it treats both the symptoms and root causes, and adopts comprehensive measures to tackle problems; second, it identifies specific approaches to solving problems that are appropriate for each situation; third, it approaches problems from multiple points of view and spells out the duties of all the parties concerned. Thanks to these three features, we can be confident of smoothly implementing the plan and achieving its goals.

The air quality targets set out in the plan are fairly high, both qualitatively and quantitatively. To meet them, the environmental protection departments have been working with local governments and departments for some time. Apart from working to reach the 35 specific goals and targets laid out in the plan, we also implemented the following support measures: first, making sure local governments shoulder their responsibilities; second, promoting the establishment of regional prevention and control mechanisms; third, introducing supporting policies; fourth, promoting the establishment of a special fund for air pollution prevention and control; fifth, improving regulations and standards; and sixth, strengthening law enforcement on air quality.

Since its introduction last September, the plan has been proceeding smoothly and achievements have been made in a number of areas. Air quality monitoring in 74 cities in the first quarter of this year shows that air quality is stabilizing and beginning to improve. The number of days when air quality standards were met increased by 5.1 percent, and the density of PM2.5 decreased by 10.3 percent. Though the data only covers a short period of time, it demonstrates the progress we have made, especially given that the first quarter is especially prone to pollution. But we still have a long way to go to combat air pollution and PM2.5-induced haze, since they are the byproducts of years of rapid development, and control of air pollution is very complicated and methodical work. We need to be aware that the task is tough, complicated, and will take a long time, and we must be prepared to fight a difficult and protracted battle.

The environmental protection departments will meet the demands of the central authorities and respond to the expectations of the general public. We have the determination and confidence to fight this difficult, long-term battle, to fulfill our duties and responsibilities, and implement the ten-step air quality plan in a concrete way.

Thanks.


Xinhua News Agency:

It has been 30 years since the establishment of the National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA). An old Chinese saying goes, “30 years mark a matured stage.” As the incumbent director of NNSA, would you please comment on the administration’s performance over the past three decades? And what are your prospects and plans concerning nuclear safety when China’s demand for nuclear power plants keeps growing?

Li Ganjie:

Thank you for taking note of my title -- director of the NNSA -- other than the one you were already familiar with, and thank you for your concerns over the nuclear and radiation safety monitoring work of the MEP as well as the work of the NNSA. The development of NNSA is in tandem with the construction of nuclear power plants. The NNSA was established in 1984, when China’s first nuclear plant (Qinshan) started construction. Today, a total of 30 years have passed, and we now find ourselves in a stage of matured operation.

The development of nuclear power plants over the past three decades has been generally smooth, healthy and safe. There are 19 nuclear generators in operation, 29 under construction, registering a total of 48, a number signaling one of the largest scales in the world. Generally speaking, the qualities of nuclear generators in China are under control and their operations have been ensured and safely sustained. In the past 30 years, no incidents graded above International Nuclear Event Scale 2 (including scale 2) have occurred. The ionizing radiation in their surroundings is kept within the fluctuation of the natural background radiation. The quality and safety are guaranteed under joint efforts across the country.

I would like here to attribute achievements to the major contributions from the NNSA and other nuclear and radiation safety monitoring institutes. We made our efforts by building a team, the size of which has been expanded from dozens to more than 1,000, including some 100 in governments and 900 in affiliated institutes and branches. Secondly, the institution we are running also contributes greatly to the current achievements. We have set up a principle to ensure each of our regulation and management models comply with international standards ever since the establishment of the NNSA in 1984.

Looking back on the past 30 years, we have made great achievements, thanks to our predecessors and their relentless efforts from generation to generation. We are grateful to their scrupulous and professional efforts in safety monitoring and assessment. Our persistence in conforming to the international regulations and standards, in regards to monitoring models and systems, also has proved successful.

However, the task awaiting the NNSA in the future is a challenging one. My responsibilities in the MEP also cover rural environmental protection, ecological protection, ecological diversity preservation, natural conservation management, ecological construction and international cooperation, in addition to nuclear safety. Yet the task of maintaining nuclear safety, which is both significant and crucial to national safety, now stands under greater pressure.

Nevertheless, it is a great honor to take on this colossal responsibility which requires impeccable practice. In my opinion, nuclear and radiation safety counts on a reliable monitoring system that can be symbolized as a mansion. Before building this mansion, we should lay its four cornerstones: team building, the framework of laws and regulations, technician training and internal cultural construction. We should promote a nuclear safety culture because of this field’s particular requirements. Only after we have laid a solid foundation, can we build a monitoring mansion to guarantee the quality and safety of our daily work that should be completed in a serious, scrupulous and pragmatic manner.

Despite the achievements, we also have vulnerable points in our team building, system construction and the overall development of nuclear grids and industries. Yet I’m not going to give you those details at this time. We’re highly aware of those weaknesses, as well as the super importance of nuclear safety. We understand the accountability we are shouldering and we will do our best to answer the requests and demands from country and people.

Thanks again for your question. Thank you!

Hu Kaihong:

Today's conference ends here. Thank you.

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