Chen Zhenlin, head of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Bi Baogui, deputy head of the CMA, Wang Yawei, CMA spokesperson and head of the emergency disaster reduction and public service division under the CMA, and Jin Ronghua, director of the National Meteorological Center, attend a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) on high-quality meteorological development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- China has made significant progress in its meteorological capabilities and weather services during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), enhancing economic and social benefits, officials said at a press conference on Saturday.
With nine Fengyun meteorological satellites, 842 weather radars and over 90,000 ground-based meteorological stations in service, China's detection rate for severe weather has reached 83 percent, said Chen Zhenlin, head of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA).
During the 2021-2025 period, China's economic losses resulting from meteorological disasters as a share of GDP dropped by an average of 0.12 percentage points -- thanks to advances in meteorological services, Chen told the press.
Nationwide, artificial precipitation operations increased rainfall and snowfall by an estimated 167.7 billion tonnes over the past five years, while hail suppression reduced economic losses by approximately 60.3 billion yuan (about 8.49 billion U.S. dollars) in this period.
Meteorological services have helped boost grain yields by 4.15 million tonnes in 2021-2025, Chen added.
Technological breakthroughs include the launch of five new Fengyun meteorological satellites in the 2021-2025 period. As global service providers -- Fengyun satellites now serve 133 countries and regions, offering real-time data to Belt and Road partner countries, Bi Baogui, deputy head of the CMA, said at the press conference.
The number of countries and regions accessing the Fengyun service platform has increased by 107 percent over the past five years, Bi noted.
Meteorological advances have improved weather forecasts "to the best level in history" -- with the accuracy of rainstorm forecasts seeing an average improvement of 10 percent compared to the 13th Five-Year Plan period, said Jin Ronghua, director of the National Meteorological Center.
"In the future, meteorological services will strive to help ensure a better life for the people -- and become even more closely integrated with their production and daily lives," Jin stated. ■
Chen Zhenlin (C), head of the China Meteorological Administration, attends a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) on high-quality meteorological development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Chen Zhenlin, head of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Bi Baogui, deputy head of the CMA, Wang Yawei, CMA spokesperson and head of the emergency disaster reduction and public service division under the CMA, and Jin Ronghua, director of the National Meteorological Center, attend a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) on high-quality meteorological development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Chen Zhenlin, head of the China Meteorological Administration, attends a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) on high-quality meteorological development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
A journalist asks questions at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) on high-quality meteorological development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Chen Zhenlin, head of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Bi Baogui, deputy head of the CMA, Wang Yawei, CMA spokesperson and head of the emergency disaster reduction and public service division under the CMA, and Jin Ronghua, director of the National Meteorological Center, attend a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) on high-quality meteorological development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Chen Zhenlin, head of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), Bi Baogui, deputy head of the CMA, Wang Yawei, CMA spokesperson and head of the emergency disaster reduction and public service division under the CMA, and Jin Ronghua, director of the National Meteorological Center, attend a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) on high-quality meteorological development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
