DAILY | HONG KONG EDITION Tuesday, July 27, 2021 | 3 TOP NEWS Inspections People hit by flood find to target many sources of help high energy By YANG ZEKUN in , projects [email protected] Liu Meilan and her husband have I feel that we are all By HOU LIQIANG been living in a classroom for almost a family, as those [email protected] a week after leaving their home in Xinxiang, Henan province, due to volunteers and The central environmental heavy downpours. generous donors have inspection office will step up However, they are satisfied with measures to curb the introduc- their temporary accommodations. lent a hand to my tion of projects with high ener- “The conditions in the school are hometown in times gy consumption and emissions, good enough for now, and I will go an environmental official said home to clean up once the floodwa- of crisis. This sort on Monday. ters subside,” Liu said. of unity is also an The more stringent controls From July 17 to Saturday, a total of are part of China’s efforts to reach 132 townships in Xinxiang were hit important reason why its climate targets and further by rainstorms and floods, affecting our country is getting improve air quality. China is aim- more than 2 million people, accord- ing for peak carbon dioxide emis- ing to the Xinxiang office of the pro- richer and stronger.” sions before 2030 and to achieve Volunteers serve dumplings to construction workers who were relocated to a middle school in Huzhou, vincial flood control and drought Wu Jun, a primary school teacher carbon neutrality before 2060. Zhejiang province, on Sunday, after Typhoon In-Fa made landfall at the coastal city of Zhoushan. relief headquarters. in Xinxiang’s Hongqi “President Xi Jinping has WANG ZHENG / FOR CHINA DAILY Liu, 66, from Hongqi district, was stressed on multiple occasions one of the residents that were evac- that we should promote coordi- uated. Her home is on the ground nated progress in pollution floor of a two-story building in a reduction and carbon emission low-lying area susceptible to flood- cuts as a main focus of the Typhoon weakens after ing. On July 20, when the heavy country’s efforts for overall downpour hit Xinxiang, water green transformation of eco- entered the house and rose rapidly. Xinxiang nomic and social development,” “We moved furniture and applian- Henan Xu Bijiu, executive deputy ces onto the bed, but it was all in vain. director of the central environ- 2nd landfall in Zhejiang The water quickly rose to my stomach mental inspection office, said at and continued to rise. Then my hus- a news conference. band and I realized something was CHINA DAILY Local governments’ implemen- Traffic starts to resume in province, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International wrong. We put our hands against the tation of the country’s climate Airport, marking the airport’s wall for stability and slowly walked “A steady flow of donated sup- goals will be taken into considera- Shanghai after warnings downgraded resumption of operations. out of the house,” she said. plies started arriving and we still tion during the inspections, The airport was scheduled to That night, the couple moved have people asking us if we need according to the president. By Ma Zhenhuan in Hangzhou Wednesday and moving on to the handle 410 flights on Monday, into a primary school in the district, more donations,” Wu said. “We and Zhou Wenting in Shanghai Yellow Sea between China and the according to the airport authority. which they share with more than 50 also have volunteers who heard Korean Peninsula on Friday. As the storm weakened, most people, including nine children and about the donations who came Typhoon In-Fa, after making The storm system has brought flights in and out of Shanghai’s rescue teams from other cities. quickly to the school to help landfall in Zhoushan, Zhejiang heavy rainfall that affected millions Hongqiao International Airport Groups of about eight to 10 people unload them.” To strictly province, on Sunday and swirling of people in East China, forcing and Pudong­ International Air- occupy each classroom and hot Many of the volunteers are in their curb through Hangzhou Bay, made an major cities in the region, including port resumed at noon on Monday. water is available in the restrooms. 20s and nobody has complained unprecedented second landfall in Hangzhou and Ningbo in Zhejiang, The airports had been closed Hundreds of volunteers go to the about the difficult conditions. Wu projects the province at around 9:50 am on and Shanghai, to cancel flights, throughout Sunday, a rare school every day to deliver donated said he is proud to work with the with high energy Monday in Pinghu. By then its maxi- reduce the speed of or suspend sub- typhoon measure in Shanghai. supplies. Medicine, food and water other volunteers. mum wind speed had diminished to way trains, and close expressways On Monday afternoon, Shang- bottles are piled up in the school play- “I feel that we are all a family, as consumption and around 100 kilometers per hour. starting on Sunday. hai’s meteorological authority ground. The school is no longer those volunteers and generous emissions was not After making In Yuyao county of Ningbo, downgraded the warnings for accepting donations, so they are deliv- donors have lent a hand to my only the key task in Inside landfall, In-Fa was strong winds uprooted trees and both typhoon and rainstorm to ered to other places that need supplies. hometown in times of crisis. This downgraded to a downpours drenched communi- the lowest level as the strength of Wu Jun, 42, a teacher at the sort of unity is also an important the past round of Comment, tropical storm. It ties with knee-deep water earlier In-Fa weakened after its second school, has been working as a volun- reason why our country is getting inspections, but will page 9 was expected to on Monday. From 8 am on Thurs- landfall in Zhejiang. teer at the temporary shelter since richer and stronger,” he said. move farther day to 5 pm on Monday, a monitor- Most sections of Shanghai’s sub- Wednesday. His wife and son have Most urban areas of Xinxiang be in all future northwest and inland at 5 to 10 ing station in Yuyao had received way line running above ground stayed at the family home to clean have been largely restored to nor- inspections.” km/h, with its strength gradually accumulated rainfall of 1,003 milli- and on elevated tracks, as well as up the mess left by the floodwaters. mal, but a large swath of , a weakening. meters — a record for Zhejiang. the maglev train to Pudong airport, Due to the severity of the flooding, county-level city in northeastern Xu Bijiu, executive deputy This marked the first time that “We worked around the clock resumed service on Monday after- the school has accepted anyone ask- Xinxiang, is still affected by the director of the central envi- one typhoon had made landfall from midnight, when a breach noon following a 24-hour suspen- ing for help. At the beginning, Wu and flood. The water level is gradually ronmental inspection office twice in Zhejiang, according to the occurred at a dam between two sion. For safety reasons, services other volunteers were worried they declining, the Weihui city govern- Zhejiang Meteorological Station. It villages, with the breach widening continued to be suspended for could not properly feed and look after ment said on Monday. Curbing projects with high is also the strongest July typhoon to 1 meter, but, fortunately, we some subway lines running above people due to limited supplies and Rescue workers are relocating energy consumption and emis- ever in Zhejiang, which has long filled it with sandbags by 6 am,” ground in coastal areas. facilities. However, the large number affected people to resettlement sites, sions would also help in the opti- been hit by typhoons in summer. said Zhao Jinjiang, a police officer Heavy rain continued on Mon- of donations eased their concerns. and relief aid is being delivered. mization of the country’s According to the China Meteor- in Hemudu township. day, but Shanghai police said that industrial structure and energy ological Administration, a weak- As the storm system weakened, any traffic congestion during the mix and further improve air quali- ening In-Fa continued swirling provincial authorities allowed morning rush did not last long. ty. “This is a very important issue,” northwest, entering Jiangsu prov- traffic flow to resume. Wing Loong drones used in Xu said. “It’s also an urgent issue ince on Monday night, and it was At 9:35 am, a flight from Guang- Contact the writers at with wide-ranging concerns.” expected to move northeast on zhou, Guangdong province landed at [email protected] The central environmental disaster relief, weather study inspection teams were estab- lished in 2016 after a one-year By ZHAO LEI Gansu province. It is the world’s first pilot program and are usually Street art [email protected] large drone dedicated to weather led by retired ministry-level offi- Tourists pose in front of a control,” he said. “It has world-class cials. The inspectors report to a wall with graffiti in Dayao, China’s Wing Loong series of weather modification technology. It central leading group headed by a village in Hohhot, Inner unmanned aircraft have long can remain airborne for up to 14 Vice-Premier Han Zheng. Mongolia autonomous been known for their strong com- hours and has a flight capacity of Some industries still had a “very region, on Sunday. A graffiti bat capability, good performance 5,000 kilometers.” strong impulse” to haphazardly competition, which was in battles and popularity among The China Meteorological introduce high energy consump- launched by the village in foreign buyers. Administration is working with tion projects, which needed to be June, has attracted 240 Now, their manufacturer — the Gansu provincial authorities to “resolutely contained”, he said. enthusiasts, who have State-owned defense conglomerate operate a trial run of deploying the Xu said his office has taken a finished 105 drawings so Aviation Industry Corp of China — drone to produce artificial precipi- series of measures to enhance far. The event will last said the powerful machines are not tation, according to the designer. inspectors’ capabilities to identify for three months. only suited for theater reconnais- In addition to making rain, the such violations. WANG ZHENG / FOR CHINA DAILY sance and precision strikes, but can aircraft is also capable of long- In preparation for monthlong also serve a host of civilian purposes. range meteorological detection inspection tours that started in The most recent example, which and gathering atmospheric data, April in eight provincial regions, involved a Wing Loong 2H that pro- and can operate in bad weather, including Shanxi and Jiangxi vided communication signals to Wang noted. provinces, inspectors were briefed people besieged by floods in Henan He said another Wing Loong 2 on instructions made by Xi as well province, has gone viral in Chinese has been used by forestry fire as the Energy Conservation Law media and social networks, with departments. Carrying cameras and and national policies on the issue. Talks: Cooperation key to China-US ties internet users calling it a “magic sensors, the drone can enable fire- The teams were also tasked drone” that helps to save lives. fighters to detect and handle forest with combing through govern- Last week, China deployed a fires in a rapid, efficient manner. ment documents relating to From page 1 restrictions on Communist Party of those cases as soon as possible and Wing Loong 2H to restore commu- “Currently, fire departments need development projects, he said. China members and their families, earnestly respect and protect the nication services and survey condi- to send in personnel to detect and “To strictly curb projects with Xie revealed that at the negotiat- revoke sanctions on Chinese lead- legitimate interests of Chinese citi- tions in several parts of Henan monitor forest fires at short range, high energy consumption and ing table, the US side “sought Chi- ers, officials and government agen- zens and institutions in the US, province that were severely affected which usually causes risks for fire- emissions was not only the key na’s cooperation and support” on cies, and remove visa restrictions according to the list. by recent heavy rain and flooding. fighters. Some would use small task in the past round of inspec- issues including climate change on Chinese students. Diao Daming, an associate pro- The remotely controlled aircraft drones to conduct the task, but tions, but will be in all future and the Iran and Korean Peninsula Washington was also urged to fessor of US studies at the School of used a mini signal transmission small craft are hugely restricted by inspections,” Xu said, adding nuclear issues, and said China has stop suppressing Chinese enter- International Studies of Renmin device to allow people trapped in their short operational time and they have improved workflow to been playing a responsible and con- prises and Confucius Institutes, University of China, said Beijing’s flooded areas to connect to the China flight range, therefore large drones facilitate future work. structive role in these matters. revoke the designation of Chinese position made clear at the talks on Mobile network, enabling them to like Wing Loong 2 are an ideal Since 2015, the office has After the talks, State Councilor media outlets in the US as “for- Monday the need to “create a real report their situation, call for help or option,” the designer explained. received 237,000 reports about and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met eign agents” or “foreign missions”, ‘guardrail’ for China-US relations coordinate evacuation work. Li Yidong, Wing Loong series’ environmental violations from the with Sherman. and revoke the request for the by strengthening cooperation”. Wang Dayong, a deputy chief chief designer, said researchers public and most of them have been extradition of Meng Wanzhou, The two lists proposed to Wash- designer of the Wing Loong series at have developed a Wing Loong 10H settled, according to the ministry. Two lists chief financial officer of tech giant ington “have pointed out the right the AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Design coastal search-and-rescue drone to In the first round of inspec- Speaking to reporters, Xie said Huawei. direction for the US to get back on and Research Institute, said on find people and ships in distress at tions that covered all provincial that China put forward two lists to The second list stated some con- the right track”, he said. Monday that his institute had sea, provide communication signals regions across the country by the the US during the talks. One deals cerns including Chinese diplomat- “At present, Beijing’s attitude, designed and built several civilian and deliver life buoys. end of 2018, more than 6,000 offi- with “US wrongdoings that must ic and consular missions being direction and specific measures for models based on the Wing Loong 2 Moreover, another Wing Loong cials were held accountable for stop”, while the other is a list of “key harassed and attacked in the US, easing, repairing and stabilizing and Wing Loong 10 combat drones. 10-based model is being used by 509 severe violations, including individual cases that China has growing anti-Asian and anti-China China-US ties are very clear, and “We have built a weather modifi- the China Meteorological Admin- about 20 provincial-level officials concerns with”. sentiment, and Chinese citizens now what is important is the fol- cation drone, called Ganlin 1, based istration in studying typhoons and and over 900 prefecture-level In the first list, China urged the suffering violent attacks. low-up action of the US side,” Diao on the Wing Loong 2 and conducted other marine weather phenomena, officials, the ministry said. US to unconditionally revoke visa China urged the US to address added. its maiden flight test in January in he said.