October 16, 2026

President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to coordinate high-quality development with high-level protection of the environment, and underlined the need to unswervingly follow the path of prioritizing ecological conservation and pursuing green development.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks on Friday during an inspection tour in Ulaanqab, Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

Noting that green development is an essential aspect of high-quality growth, he urged a holistic approach to the conservation of mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands and deserts, and called for efforts to promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion and growth in a coordinated manner.

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