BEIJING -- China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) Friday criticized Changchun city in northeast China's Jilin Province for not doing enough to cope with air pollution.In the first 10 months of this year, air quality in Changchun saw continuous degradation, with the amount of time with serious pollution increasing by 7 days compared to the same period last year, while days with good air quality decreased by 22, according to an MEP statement.The inspectors found some of the city's air quality indicators were "extremely high" for a long period of time.Changchun was criticized for outdoor straw burning and not implementing emergency responses strictly, the statement said.Several companies in the city were also criticized by the ministry for breaching emission rules.Additionally, 25 development zones in the city lagged behind in upgrading coal-fired boilers and some companies in the zones lacked desulfurization facilities.The city should submit plans to address the problems to the inspectors within 20 working days, the ministry said.China is intensifying efforts to fight pollution and environmental degradation after decades of growth left the country saddled with problems such as smog and contaminated soil.A total of 6,471 officials in eight provincial-level regions were held accountable for environmental damage after inspections by central authorities from August to September.Tackling pollution has been listed as one of "the three tough battles" that China aims to win in the next three years, according to the Central Economic Work Conference, which concluded earlier this week. the wristband factorypersonalised silicone wristbandsfestival braceletsprinted braceletsyouth wristbandscustom silicone bandscustom fidgetballer bands
The stay ring for the world's first 1 million kilowatt hydropower turbine unit developed and made by Harbin Electric Machinery Co Ltd passes the acceptance check of the China Three Gorges Corporation, Oct 17, 2017. [Photo by Liu Yang for China Daily] On Tuesday, the stay ring for the world's first 1 million kilowatt hydropower turbine unit, developed and made by Harbin Electric Machinery Co Ltd passed the acceptance check of the China Three Gorges Corporation. The turbine is 17.2 meters long, 14.5 meters wide and 4 meters tall, and weighs 500 tons. It is the first major part made for the super turbine unit, which marks the company's success over the difficulties for making million kilowatt-level turbines and creates a new era in the world's hydropower turbine production. Before that, the company could build a 0.8 million-kilowatt hydropower turbine, which was ranked at the highest level in the world. The company will provide half of the turbines to Baihetan, the world's second largest hydropower station constructed by the China Three Gorges Corp, in Southwest China. It will have 16 turbines, each with a capacity of 1 million kilowatts. Baihetan is on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze, straddling Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. With an installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts, the dam is expected to generate more than 60 billion kW hours of electricity per year.
