A sewage treatment plant in Nanjing

China has invested 4.17 trillion RMB in environmental protection from 2011 to 2015, up 92.8% compared to the period between 2006 and 2010, the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) said at a press conference held Thursday.

According to You Yanxin, director of the MEP’s Department of Planning and Finance, the country will further expand enterprises’ input on pollution control and attract more social capital in a bid to improve the environment and build a beautiful China.