Xiongan New Area punishes polluters

The counties that form the Xiongan New Area in Hebei province have shut down thousands of polluting companies since the move to create the area was announced in April.

More than 7,200 companies that discharged heavy pollution were investigated and nearly 4,000 were closed, according to an announcement on the area's public WeChat account.

About 100 people involved were arrested and detained for questioning about contaminating the environment.