On December 11, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Department of Ecology and Environment published the “Notice on Guilin's Inability to Respond to Polluted Weather” on its WeChat account. On December 8, Guigang, Guangxi was also named by the Autonomous Region Department of Ecology and Environment for its poor response to polluted weather.

On December 11, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Department of Ecology and Environment published the “Notice on Guilin's Inability to Respond to Polluted Weather” on its WeChat account. On December 8, Guigang, Guangxi was also named by the Autonomous Region Department of Ecology and Environment for its poor response to polluted weather.