An aerial photo shows the Kekeya green project in Aksu, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region. [Photo/ts.cn] The size of planted forest in China has reached 69.93 million hectares which is the world's largest, claims the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. Based on its most recent national forest resources survey, the forest coverage rate in China reached 21.66 percent as of the end of 2013, making China the country with the most rapid growth rate of forest resources in the world. Xiao Wenfa, vice dean of the Chinese Academy of Forestry, says China has made significant progress in replenishing forest lands over the past 40 years of reform and opening-up. A series of projects are being carried out in China, including the Fast-Growing Forests Base in south China, Three-North Shelter Forest Program and the Shelter Forest along the Yangtze River. Chinese authorities claim the Saihanba National Forest Park, covering an area of nearly 75,000 hectares in Hebei Province, is currently the world's largest planted forest. Chinese forestry officials say planted forests play a significant role in China's wood resources. Between 2009 and 2013, over 85 percent of the wood supplies harvested in China came from the planted forests. The release of the information comes ahead of the 4th International Congress on Planted Forests, which is being held in Beijing on October 23-27. cheap custom wristbandssilicone braceletsrubber braceletsrubber wristbandsrubber band bracelets
Electric bikes of TAILG Electric Vehicle Co Ltd are displayed at a new energy expo held in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. [Photo by Zhen Huai/For China Daily] A senior official has called to renew the national safety standard for electric bike manufacturing and set designated areas in communities to park the vehicles as the country has witnessed a rising number of fires caused by these bikes. Sun Huashan, vice-minister of the Ministry of Emergency Management, made the comment at a national conference on electric bike management on Friday. China has topped the world in electric bike manufacturing and use, and the number of fires caused by the vehicles has been on the rise in recent years, said Sun. The frequent occurrence of fires caused by electric bikes, especially ones with casualties, has resulted in a negative impact to people's safety, smooth economic development and social stability, Sun said. According to the ministry, electric bikes were to blame for more than 10,000 fires across the country from 2013 to 2017, killing more than 200 people. Currently, more than 200 million electric bikes are in use in the country. In Beijing, for example, there have been at least two tragedies related to electric bikes in the past six months. In December, a house in Chaoyang district was set ablaze by an electric bike that was being charged, killing five and seriously injuring another nine. In April, a fire in an electric bike store claimed four lives. Some of the tragedies happened because of quality and design flaws, illegal modifications such as adding batteries with larger capacity, and unsafe charging, he said. Many bikes are taken into buildings and homes and illegally charged in these areas. This has been a primary reason for tragedies caused by the vehicles, said Sun. Residential communities should construct parking areas and set intelligent charging devices for electric bikes and there should be special personnel to patrol and manage the areas, he added. The quality of electric bikes is directly connected to safety and the current standard for electric bike manufacturing needs to be upgraded as soon as possible to standardize electrical circuits, the installation of overload protection devices and the use of fireproof materials, he said. Both open and covert investigations should be launched to crack down on the illegal modification of electric vehicles. A six-month campaign targeting electric bikes will be kicked off in the country to enhance the quality of electric bikes and to remove safety hazards. At least six government departments, including quality supervision, construction and public security authorities, will participate in the campaign, he said. The Office of Work Safety Committee under the State Council has established a group to coordinate and command the campaign and the performance of local governments in the campaign will be evaluated, according to the ministry. custom silicone bracelets canadawristbands online coupon codebig rubber braceletsdual layer wristbandbreast cancer awareness wristbands<%2fcenter>
