On June 8, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Yibin, Sichuan. The Yangtze River, Jinsha River and Minjiang River meet in the main urban area of Yibin City, forming a magnificent scene of the convergence of the three rivers. Since then, the Yangtze River has been called "Yangtze River". General Secretary Xi Jinping earnestly urged us to protect the ecological environment of the Yangtze River Basin during our visit to Sanjiangkou, which is a prerequisite for promoting the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and an inevitable requirement for safeguarding the cradle of Chinese civilization.
"As Sichuan is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, it is necessary to enhance the overall awareness, firmly establish the upstream awareness, unswervingly implement the policy of jointly focusing on major protection and not engaging in major development, firmly build the ecological barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and safeguard the clean water of the river." In this sentence, the General Secretary mentioned "upstream" three times, including upstream awareness, upstream responsibility, and upstream responsibility, This is a common requirement for all provinces, autonomous regions and cities in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
General Secretary Xi Jinping said, "I have been to Sichuan many times, and many places have passed through. The land of abundance is really a good place. In the context of the current coordinated epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, I will come here to see." At present, the global risk challenges are rising, the impact of the epidemic superimposed, and the downward pressure on the domestic economy is increasing, but the direction of ecological environment protection cannot be changed and the intensity cannot be reduced, We must never return to the old way of developing one place at the expense of the ecological environment.
Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.
Since 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping has conducted in-depth research on the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, hosted four symposiums, and profoundly explained the dialectical relationship and strategic considerations of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in "jointly focusing on major protection and not engaging in major development". Over the past six years, the ecological environment of the Yangtze River Economic Belt has undergone a turning change. The joint efforts in major protection not only did not affect the development speed, but also enhanced the supporting and driving role of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in the high-quality development of the country.
In 2021, Sichuan will become the first province in western China with a GDP of more than 5 trillion yuan. According to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics, in 2021, the GDP of the Yangtze River Economic Belt will reach 53.02 trillion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 8.7%. It is one of the fastest growing regions in China, and its economic aggregate will be close to half of the national GDP in that year. Under the interweaving of the century's changes and the century's epidemic, China has maintained its strategic focus on green development.
The Yangtze River is the cradle of Chinese civilization. To protect this cradle of Chinese civilization, we should work together to protect it and not engage in large-scale development.
On November 14, 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out at the symposium on comprehensively promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt that the Yangtze River has created a millennium context from Bashan and Shushui to Jiangnan, which is a representative symbol of the Chinese nation and a symbol of Chinese civilization, and an important source of cultivating the core values of socialism. We should protect, inherit and carry forward the Yangtze River culture, continue the historical context and strengthen cultural confidence.
On November 14, 2020, Xi Jinping hosted a symposium on comprehensively promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, and delivered an important speech. Photographed by Ju Peng, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
The newly discovered Sanxingdui Site "shocked the world again": bronze top statue, large bronze mask, gold leaf, etc., which shows the richness and diversity of Chinese civilization. Almost at the same time, in the Shangshan Archaeological Site Park at the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, a carbonized "ten thousand year rice" became a physical witness of the origin of the world rice culture. We will protect the cultural relics and heritage of the Yangtze River, thoroughly study the cultural connotation of the Yangtze River, and promote the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent traditional culture. We will continue to promote the protection and inheritance of the Yangtze River culture.
The Yangtze River is accelerating to release the unique light of civilization, demonstrating the significant contribution of Chinese civilization to world civilization, and the charm of the Yangtze River culture will continue to be released. Keep in mind the General Secretary's instructions, we will be able to protect the Yangtze River and the cradle of Chinese civilization.
