Cooperation between departments

 

China's ministries of public security and environmental protection issued a document on Dec. 4, vowing closer cooperation in dealing with environment-related crimes and punishing wrong-doers in a bid to solve the severe environmental pollution issues that have been inducing strong public reactions.

According to the document, environmental protection departments should take greater efforts to uncover environmental violations, strengthen monitoring of waste-producing companies and impose administrative punishments on violators. Meanwhile, police departments were urged to investigate environmental pollution cases that are severe enough to be considered crimes.