In July 2021, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, pointed out during an inspection in Tibet that protecting the ecological environment of Tibet will benefit the future and the world. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "Roof of the World", "The Third Pole of the Earth" and "Asia's Water Tower", is an important national ecological security barrier.
Tibet will take the lead of creating a national ecological civilization highland, strengthen the protection of ecological functional areas, promote breakthrough progress in ecological scientific research.