Authorities mull intelligent green monitoring system

China is advancing an intelligent environmental monitoring system that integrates space, air, ground and sea, with a focus on addressing environmental issues that directly affect people, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Jiang Huohua, director of environmental monitoring at the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said at a news conference that authorities are embracing rapid technological advances to enhance monitoring capabilities.

In a recent move, the ministry, along with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Administration for Market Regulation, issued guidelines to promote high-quality development in the environmental protection equipment industry.