In this image, the blue/purple areas show low ozone, while the red areas indicate higher ozone levels. [Photo/VCG] China has discovered almost 30 metric tons of CFC-11, a banned ozone-depleting substance, at two illegal factories in two provinces, a senior environmental official said on Wednesday. About 178 tons of raw materials used to make CFC-11 were also confiscated, Liu Youbing, a spokesman for the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, told a news conference in Beijing. People involved in the illegal production at the two factories, in the provinces of Liaoning and Henan, have been transferred to the judicial authorities for prosecution, he said, and the confiscated materials, which have been sealed up for safekeeping, will be disposed of by qualified companies. He said the ministry has scrutinized 1,172 companies in a special campaign targeting ozone-depleting substances launched in early August, and found CFC-11 in some batches of raw materials at 10 enterprises. They will subject to investigation and punishment by local environmental authorities, Liu said. CFC-11 has been banned in China since 2010. Liu reiterated the country's zero tolerance policy to the illegal use and production of ozone-depleting substances and vowed to enhance monitoring and supervision. In the past nine years, 73 cases involving the illegal use, production and sale of ozone-depleting substances have been uncovered. Fourteen of the cases were related to illegal production of CFC-11 and 84 tons of the substance have been seized and disposed of, according to the ministry. Since China joined the Montreal protocol in 1991, the country's reduction of ozone-depleting substances has accounted for about half the total reduction by developing countries, Liu told an earlier news conference. custom goyard braceletbuy wristbands near merubber band bracelet makercustom made bracelets for hercustom wristbands
Editor's Note: China is rolling out a major documentary series on its diplomatic principles, practices and achievements over the past five years. The English-language version of the program is also available on TV and online. To help the audience better understand Chinese diplomacy, Xinhua is releasing a variety of reports that include anecdotes, quotable quotes, facts and figures. BEIJING - The following are a selection of keywords concerning China's foreign policy and related explanations: G20 SUMMIT IN HANGZHOU The 11th Group of 20 (G20) summit was held in China's eastern city of Hangzhou on Sept. 4-5, 2016. Themed "Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy," the summit aims to implement the consensuses reached at former G20 summits, and stress innovation, reform and development. Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the G20 Hangzhou Summit that G20 members should strengthen their coordination on macroeconomic policies, jointly promote growth and safeguard financial stability, and innovate their growth patterns and explore new growth engines. G20 members should improve global economic governance and mechanism guarantee, build an open world economy and continue to promote the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment, he said. ROADMAP OF FTAAP IN BEIJING The vision to build the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), proposed at the Hanoi summit in 2006, was translated into reality at the 2014 APEC Summit in Beijing with the endorsement of a roadmap. A manifestation of China's steadfast effort to promote globalization, the FTAAP has been envisioned as a major instrument for realizing Asia-Pacific economic integration and is expected to serve as a role model for globalization by injecting vitality into the world economy and rekindling enthusiasm for free trade. The FTAAP has been hailed as "a strategic initiative critical for the long-term prosperity of the Asia-Pacific" by President Xi, who also called for a firm pursuit of the trade arrangement as an institutional mechanism to ensure an open economy in the Asia-Pacific.
