Zhang Qiang, deputy director of the Beijing Weather Modification Office, told China Daily that artificial rain reduction measures were in place for the National Day celebration, during which President Hu Jintao will give a speech and the military will parade past the Tiananmen Square.
北京人工影响天气办公室主任张强在同意《中国日报》记者采访时称，已做好筹备在国庆庆典期间采取人工消雨。在庆典中，中国国家主席胡锦涛将致辞，军队将在天安门广场举行阅兵仪式。
在上面的报道中，artificial rain reduction就是指人工消雨，是指向云层发射rain dispersal rockets，来驱散 rain belt 。Artificial rain reduction 有两种达成渠道，一种是让雨提前下，一种是让雨憋着不下，但其原理与 artificial rainfall/precipitation类似。
Artificial rainfall 也是通过类似渠道来达成 cloud seeding ，它们同是 artificial weather modification 的范畴。国庆庆典当日，北京或有30 percent chance of rainfall 。
