China plans to beef up environmental and ecological monitoring in the basin of the Yellow River, the country's second longest river, as one of many intensified efforts to conserve the watercourse dubbed as the "mother river" of China, according to a draft law.
The latest version of a draft law on the protection of the Yellow River, the "mother river" of the Chinese nation, was submitted to the ongoing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee for a second reading on Tuesday.