On Apr. 3, Minister Li Ganjie presided over an enlarged meeting of the Leading Party Members' Group to convey the guiding principles of the important statements delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the first meeting of the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs, and make plans for taking specific measures and dividing the responsibilities. Vice Ministers Zhai Qing and Liu Hua, Leader of the Discipline Inspection Group Wu Haiying, and Vice Minister Zhuang Guotai presented at the meeting. The persons in charge of the internal departments observed the meeting.
The National Working Conference on Environmental Impact Assessment was held in Beijing. An official with MEE presented and spoke at the meeting.
On Apr. 9, Minister Li Ganjie presided over the ministerial executive meeting, which deliberated and adopted in principle the Action Plan for Containing the Illegal Transfer and Dumping of Solid Wastes in the Yangtze Economic Belt and the 2018-2020 Plan for the Development of the Information Technology in the Ecological and Environmental Sector. Vice Ministers Zhai Qing, Zhao Yingmin and Liu Hua, Leader of the Discipline Inspection Group Wu Haiying, and Vice Minister Zhuang Guotai presented at the meeting. The persons in charge of the internal departments observed the meeting.
Minister Li Ganjie met with Madame Elisabeth Köstinger, Austrian Federal Minister of Sustainability and Tourism in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on the issues of common concern.
On Apr. 12, Minister Li Ganjie presided over a ministerial executive meeting which conveyed the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on spreading Zhejiang experience and practices in developing 1,000 model villages and conducting environmental management in 10,000 villages, and made arrangements for the implementation of specific measures. The meeting considered and adopted in principle the Soil Environmental Quality-Risk Control Standard for Soil Contamination of Agricultural Land (on trial) and the Soil Environmental Quality-Risk Control Standard for Soil Contamination of Construction Land (on trial). Vice Ministers Zhai Qing, Zhao Yingmin, and Liu Hua, Leader of the Discipline Inspection Group Wu Haiying, and Vice Minister Zhuang Guotai presented at the meeting. The persons in charge of the internal departments observed the meeting.
Minister Li Ganjie presided over the ministerial affairs meeting, which considered and adopted in principle the Decision on Abolishing the Rules and Regulatory Documents on Pollution Fee Charging (draft) and the Measures on the Environmental Management of Soils on Industrial and Mineral Lands (on trial)(draft). Vice Ministers Zhai Qing, Zhao Yingmin, and Liu Hua, Leader of the Discipline Inspection Group Wu Haiying, and Vice Minister Zhuang Guotai presented at the meeting. The persons in charge of the internal departments observed the meeting.
On Apr. 16, MEE held its inauguration ceremony. State Councillor and Secretary General of the State Council Xiao Jie presented and unveiled the plate of the Ministry. Minister Li Ganjie presided over the ceremony, and other ministerial leaders Huang Runqiu, Zhai Qing, Liu Hua, Wu Haiying, and Zhuang Guotai presented.
Minister Li Ganjie presided over the ministerial executive meeting, which considered and adopted in principle two emission standards-the Limits and Measurement Methods for Emission of Pollutants from Heavy-duty Diesel Vehicles (China IV), and a standard on the near surface disposal of radioactive solid wastes, as well as the environmental impact statement of the CAS project on China Initiative Accelerator Driven System (CiADS) (siting stage). Vice Ministers Zhai Qing, Zhao Yingmin, and Liu Hua, Leader of the Discipline Inspection Group Wu Haiying, and Vice Minister Zhuang Guotai presented at the meeting. The persons in charge of the internal departments observed the meeting.
Minister Li Ganjie presided over the ministerial affairs meeting, which considered and adopted in principle the Measures on the Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment (draft). Vice Ministers Zhai Qing, Zhao Yingmin, and Liu Hua, Leader of the Discipline Inspection Group Wu Haiying, and Vice Minister Zhuang Guotai presented at the meeting. The persons in charge of the internal departments observed the meeting.
On Apr. 17, Minister Li Ganjie met with Erik Solheim, the UN Deputy Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director. The two sides exchanged views on the issues of common concern.
MEE printed and distributed the Circular on Further Strengthening the Oversight and Management over the Operation and Maintenance of the Urban Monitoring Stations under the Local Ambient Air Quality Automatic Monitoring Network.
On Apr. 18, Minister Li Ganjie presided over an enlarged meeting of the leadership core of the Leading Party Members' Group and the mobilization meeting for the first round central inspection. The meeting organized the participants to study the Work Plan for Central Inspection (2018-2022) and made mobilizations for the first round inspection. Vice Chairman of the Office of the Leading Group for the Central Inspection Work Wang Ying gave a tutorial lecture on invitation. Vice Minister Zhai Qing announced the lists of the inspectors and of target organizations. Vice Minister Zhao Yingmin presented at the meeting. Leader of the Discipline Inspection Group Wu Haiying presented and spoke at the meeting. Vice Minister Huang Runqiu observed the meeting. The persons in charge of the internal departments and the Party and administrative leaders of the Beijing-based affiliated institutions attended the event.
On Apr. 20, MEE held the fourth meeting to promote the five major activities for the study and implementation of the guiding principles of the 19th National Congress of the CPC. An official with MEE presented and spoke at the meeting. Secretary of the Party branches of the internal departments, and secretaries of the Party organizations of the Beijing-based regional offices and affiliated institutions attended the meeting.
MEE printed and distributed the Circular on Conducting Publicity Activities to Celebrate the 2018 World Environment Day.
On Apr. 23, Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the NPC Shen Yueyue went on an inspection tour to MEE to investigate its progress in the implementation of the opinions on the compliance inspection on the solid waste pollution law. Minister Li Ganjie presented at the symposium and delivered a report. Chairman Gao Hucheng, Vice Chairman Dou Shuhua, and members of the NPC Environment and Resources Committee Wang Yi and Cheng Lifeng presented at the symposium. Vice Ministers Huang Runqiu, Zhai Qing, Zhao Yingmin, and Liu Hua, Leader of the Discipline Inspection Group Wu Haiying, and Vice Minister Zhuang Guotai attended the event. The persons in charge of relevant internal departments and affiliated institutions also participated.
On Apr. 24, Minister Li Ganjie presided over a meeting of the Leading Party Members' Group to convey the guiding principles of the national working conference on internet security and information technology and heard the inspection report of the third inspection team of the 18th CPC Central Committee and a report on the rectifications made by the former MEP following the inspection of the former Discipline Work Committee of the State Organs. Vice Ministers Zhai Qing and Zhao Yingmin, Leader of the Discipline Inspection Group Wu Haiying, and Vice Minister Zhuang Guotai presented at the meeting.
On Apr. 25, the Standing Committee of the 13th NPC held the second session at which Minister Li Ganjie delivered a report on behalf of the State Council on the state of the environment in 2017 and the attainment of the environmental protection targets that year.
Vice Minister Liu Hua issued the clearance paper for first loading of the No.1 nuclear power generating unit to Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant.
The on-the-spot and video conference on the second China Pollution Source Census was held in Wenzhou Municipality of Zhejiang Province. An official with MEE presented and spoke at the event.
On Apr. 27, Minister Li Ganjie presided over an enlarged meeting of the Leading Party Members' Group to convey the guiding principles of the major statements made by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the symposium on furthering the development in the Yangtze economic belt and his important instructions on his inspection tour along the river. Vice Minister Zhao Yingmin, Leader of the Discipline Inspection Group Wu Haiying, and Vice Minister Zhuang Guotai presented at the meeting. The persons in charge of the internal departments observed the meeting.
On Apr. 28, Minister Li Ganjie presided over the ministerial affairs meeting which conveyed the guiding principles of the State Council's first working meeting on clean government, and considered and adopted in principle the Decision on Amending Part of the Catalogue for the Category-specific Management of the Environmental Impact Assessment of Construction Projects. Vice Ministers Huang Runqiu, Zhai Qing, and Zhao Yingmin, Leader of the Discipline Inspection Group Wu Haiying, and Vice Minister Zhuang Guotai presented at the meeting. The persons in charge of the internal departments also participated.
Minister Li Ganjie presided over a ministerial executive meeting, which considered and adopted in principle the Investigation and Evaluation Report of the Nationwide Changes to the Ecological Conditions (2010-2015) by Remote Sensing Technology. Vice Ministers Huang Runqiu, Zhai Qing, and Zhao Yingmin, Leader of the Discipline Inspection Group Wu Haiying, and Vice Minister Zhuang Guotai presented at the meeting. The persons in charge of the internal departments also participated.
