Shadow offices of institutions at all levels

The "shadow" administrative organ at the central level is the weather modification center established by the National Meteorological Administration in 2007. It is not an institution that governs local shadow offices at all levels, but undertakes the national shadow construction.

Another institution is the "Weather Modification Division" of the Emergency Disaster Reduction and Public Service Department of the National Meteorological Administration. An important duty of the Department of Emergency Disaster Reduction and Public Services is to organize and implement major meteorological services for the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and relevant departments, and provide meteorological support services for major national social activities. From this perspective, changing the climate of major events is actually related to institutional design.

However, the cost of weather modification in China mainly comes from local governments. "Shadow Office" is generally directly affiliated to the meteorological departments of governments at all levels and enjoys full financial allocation. However, there are also some "shadow offices" directly under the provincial government and only entrusted to the Meteorological Bureau for management. For example, the weather modification office of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is a public institution fully funded by the autonomous region and local governments, and entrusted to the management of the meteorological bureau of the autonomous region.

There are also some "shadow offices" belonging to other relevant departments. For example, the Beijing Weather Modification Office is a public institution directly under the Beijing Rural Work Committee, but its daily work is managed by the Meteorological Bureau.

The staffing of provincial shadow offices is generally between 15. In addition to staffing, shadow offices usually openly recruit professional and technical personnel to the public, and some shadow offices have hundreds of "operators".