中国气象局周二表示中国已着手建立紧急警报发布系统以保证居民及时了解自然灾害，事故，公共卫生事件，以及社会安全问题的信息。
The publishing system, a key part of the country's emergency response system, will be initially set up in 11 provincial-level regions, including Beijing, Hebei, Anhui, and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, said Sun Jian, director of the Public Weather service center of CMA.
中国气象局公共气象服务中心孙坚表示，作为国家应急响应系统的重要部分，紧急警报发布系统将首先在包括北京，河北，安徽，新疆维吾尔族自治区在内的11个省级区域建立。
The system is expected to be put into place nationwide at the end of 2012 and will cover 82 percent of the country's population, he said.
孙还表示此次警报发布系统预期在2012年年底全国范围内实施，将覆盖全国82%的人口。
The publishing system will send alerts via radio, TV, text messages and other media to ensure residents can receive them within 10 minutes, Sun said.
发布系统将通过收音机，电视，短信和其他媒介来传送警报，以保证居民们能在10分钟内接到消息，孙说。
Investment in the system has hit 136 million yuan ($21.45 million).
在紧急警报发布系统上的投资达1360万元（214.5万美元）
