China faces severe environmental tasks but there are opportunities for companies to become more sustainable in the way they operate, delegates at a summit on "green business" said on Monday.
The spread of suffocating smog to more Chinese cities this winter came as another warning for the country to intensify its campaign against environmental damage caused by three decades of rapid growth.
Government officials and environmental experts from China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have urged greater cooperation in combating air pollution.
Chinese steelmakers, already obsessed with low profit margins, have been told to increase their environmental investment to help the country reduce air pollution.
Speaking during an ecological construction study session with members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, President Xi Jinping called for establishing a lifelong responsibility mechanism targeting those who conduct irresponsible decision-making that leads to severe environmental consequences.
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