China toughens up vs environmental crimes

By Xinhua News Agency

Oct 23, 2023 12:20 am

BEIJING: Chinese police handled around 260,000 criminal cases involving the damaging of environmental and resource conservation from January 2018 to June 2023, according to a report by the State Council.

These cases relate to areas such as environmental pollution, the illegal occupation of farmland, offenses related to wildlife and illegal fishing along the Yangtze River, the report states.

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