These face masks on stone monkey statues at Beijing Zoo were a silent protest of heavy air pollution. Photo: AFP
China has publicly named more than 20 enterprises it says broke environmental rules during the outbreak of hazardous smog in the country's north in December. This is its latest attempt to bring lawbreaking firms to account by shaming them.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) accused steel and paper mills, cement plants, power generators and chemical producers of a range of offences, including ignoring output suspensions, "maliciously" evading government inspections and falsifying production data.
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