FROM FIELD TO FAR

Workers stack up the newly arrived cotton at a company in Shawan， Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region， on October 20. The regions cotton harvest season started in October.

Xinjiang is the largest cotton-growing area in China. Regional cotton output hit 5.16 million tons in 2020， accounting for 87.3 percent of the countrys total， according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

Olympic Uniforms

Models present the Beijing 2022 uniforms for staff （right）， technical officials （left） and volunteers on the occasion of the 100-day countdown to the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022， on October 27. The official attire was unveiled on that day.

Climate Change Policy

The State Council Information Office on October 27 released a white paper entitled “Responding to Climate Change： Chinas Policies and Actions，” documenting the countrys policies， actions and progress in mitigating climate change.

To meet its targets in response to the challenge， China has implemented a variety of strategies and policies， including the incorporation of the response to climate change into its national economic and social development plans.

The country has increased its carbon sequestration capacity， and continuously enhanced its efforts in developing green and low-carbon industries by curbing the haphazard development of energy-intensive and highemission projects， and improving the energy mix.

Addressing climate change is a cause shared by all of humanity， the white paper concluded.“Faced with unprecedented challenges in global climate governance， the international community needs to respond with unprecedented ambition and action.”

Skyscraper Limit

The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development together with the Ministry of Emergency Management announced strict restrictions will be placed upon the construction of new skyscrapers.

The country prohibits the approval of buildings taller than 250 meters， and severely restricts those taller than 150 meters in any city with an urban population under 3 million， according to a recent circular jointly issued by the two state organs.

In cities with an urban population over 3 million， the construction of buildings above 500 meters is banned， and buildings taller than 250 meters can only be built in accordance with strict regulations.