The trend of climate change in China is basically consistent with that of global warming, according to China Meteorological Administration.
The latest observations show the average temperature of land surface in China increased by 1.38 degrees Celsius from 1951 to 2009. And the rainfall distribution changed significantly, with precipitation increasing in the western and southern regions and reducing in northern and northern regions.
In addition, high temperature, drought and other extreme weather have been on the rise and are growing in intensity.
The Chinese government attaches great importance to climate change, adopts a series of policies and measures and actively implements a climate change program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen the capacity to address climate change, according to an official of China Meteorological Administration.
China has now completed compiling a program to address climate change in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities. In August 2010, China officially launched the national low-carbon pilot areas in five provinces and eight cities.
Furthermore, China helped other countries in developing satellite monitoring, improving infrastructure, training scientific personnel to provide assistance to them and actively promoting international cooperation in climate change.
By Liang Jun, People's Daily Online