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China shut down 8,347 heavily polluting companies last year in Hebei Province, which has the worst air in the country, as the government moves to tackle a problem that has been a source of discontent.

Local authorities will block new projects and punish officials in regions where pollution is severe due to lax enforcement, Xinhua news agency cited Yang Zhiming, deputy director of the Hebei provincial bureau of environmental protection, as saying.

Hebei, the country’s biggest steel producer, is home to as many as seven of the country’s 10 most polluted cities, Xinhua said.

Some small high-polluting plants are relocating to remote areas to avoid oversight, Yang added.

 


 

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