Polluting companies face shutdown

Polluting companies in Beijing will not be allowed to relocate in neighboring areas of Hebei and Tianjin, but will be shut down immediately, said the capital's mayor.

"Environmental protection has been a priority in the regional integration of the Beijing, Hebei and Tianjin areas," said Wang Anshun, mayor of Beijing, at a forum focusing on cooperation in the trilateral zone in 2015 on Sunday.

The three areas need to work as a whole so that the improvement of Hebei and Tianjin will fuel the growth of Beijing, and polluting companies in Beijing cannot move to the two areas, Wang said.