Authorities in Jiangsu province are urged to bring law into better play in protecting the ecological environment of the Yangtze River, according to a provincial government executive meeting held Saturday in Nanjing. The meeting, presided over by Governor Wu Zhenglong, was held in response to China's top legislator Li Zhanshu’s recent inspection tour to Jiangsu on the protection of the Yangtze River.
The inspection tour to Jiangsu by Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, is a true reflection of the importance attached to Jiangsu’s ecological civilization by the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, according to a statement released after the meeting.
Chairman Li’s inspection tour to Jiangsu is also an encouragement for the province to enhance the prevention and control of water pollution, the statement said.
The integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta is a major strategy that General Secretary Xi Jinping has personally planned, personally deployed, and personally promoted, the statement said.
Jiangsu is an important member of the Yangtze River Delta region, making the implementation of the national strategy and the "Outline of the Yangtze River Delta Integrated Development Plan" our major political responsibility, and also a major opportunity for Jiangsu to promote high-quality development and accelerate the construction of new Jiangsu, according to the statement.
It is important to thoroughly study and understand the spirit of the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on promoting the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, implement the spirit of the important speeches of Vice Premier Han Zheng and other leading officials by enhancing ideological awareness and political stance so as to make greater contribution to the country’s overall development, the statement said.
It is urged that the province should get actively involved in the theme education of staying true to our founding mission" among all Party members so as to greet the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China with outstanding achievements.
China's top legislator Li Zhanshu called for accelerating legislation to protect the Yangtze River at a symposium held in east China's Jiangsu Province last Thursday.
Li, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the Yangtze River protection law should provide legal support for the green and high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
(Source:ourjiangsu.com)
