Xi hails Yellow River Basin progress
China DailyPresident Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, chairs a symposium on ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin in Jinan, East China's Shandong province, Oct 22, 2021. President sets out major tasks to protect area's environment President Xi Jinping has called for concrete and sustained efforts to make marked achievements in ecological conservation and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin in the 14th Five-Year Plan period in order to allow China's "Mother River" to benefit the nation forever. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remark on Friday in Jinan, Shandong province, while chairing a symposium on advancing the ecological conservation and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin. Noting that the 14th Five-Year Plan period is key to the ecological conservation and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, Xi urged concrete efforts to step up infrastructure construction to defend against natural disasters including major floods, ensure efficient water use and promote ecological protection with an emphasis on prevention and control of water loss and soil erosion, as well as desertification in some areas.