Press conference on promoting ecological progress and building of a beautiful China
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E-mail China.org.cn, October 4, 2019
CNR:
Recently, General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward his requirements for the protection and harnessing of the Chinese nation's "Mother River" -- the Yellow River. We know that the ecology of the Yellow River Basin is relatively fragile, and many tributaries are also severely polluted. My question is, how should we resolve these contradictions and solve these problems to ensure the long-term stability of the Yellow River? Thank you.
Li Ganjie:
On Sept. 18, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a symposium on ecological protection and the high-quality development of the Yellow River basin in Zhengzhou. General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech where he emphasized that "The protection of the Yellow River is critical to the great rejuvenation and sustainable development of the Chinese nation." The ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin is a major national strategy. He stressed the need for stronger coordination in the comprehensive protection and management of the Yellow River to make it the "River of Happiness" that benefits the Chinese people. I was very honored to personally participate in this symposium and listen to the important speech. I was especially enlightened and touched. In the follow-up, we will seriously implement the spirit of the symposium, especially that of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech.
As the Yellow River is very important in the seven major river basins, in recent years, we have been working together with nine provinces and regions along the Yellow River and related departments to promote ecological environment protection work:
First, we are actively promoting the implementation of ecological environment protection responsibilities. I just gave an introduction on the central ecological environment protection inspection, and the basin along the Yellow River has always been the focus of our work.
Second, we are carrying out the protection and restoration of our ecosystem.
Third, we are strengthening the prevention and control of the river basin pollution. Relevant work on the Yellow River basin has always been our priority, including the remediation of drinking water sources, the treatment of black and odorous water bodies, as well as infrastructure construction.
Fourth, we are strictly controlling the access threshold for the ecological environment standard. Strategic environmental impact assessment and environmental impact planning assessment in some key industries have also been carried out.
Through these tasks, we are working together with relevant departments and localities to achieve significant improvements in the quality of the ecological environment. For example, the improvement in the quality of water in the Yellow River basin is quite obvious in the past two years. The improvement of the water quality is not only the result of pollution control and reduction, but also the result of effective ecosystem protection and restoration. As our follow-up, we must do a good job in ecological protection and promoting the high-quality development of the Yellow River basin.
I think the key directions of our future efforts are as follows: First, we will continue to do high-level strategic planning and design. Second, we will promote the ecological protection and restoration based on different classifications and zonings. The situations in the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River basin are very different, and we can't resolve things with a "one size fits all" solution. Third, we will continue to vigorously promote pollution control. Fourth, we will vigorously promote high-quality development and improve our environmental management capabilities. We will also implement the central government's requirements, especially the implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions on ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin, to make the Yellow River become the "River of Happiness" that benefits people. We will continue to work hard, play our role and make our contribution. Thank you.
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