On April 26 two years ago, General Secretary Xi Jinping hosted a symposium in Wuhan to promote the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and delivered an important speech.

　　△ On the afternoon of April 26, 2018, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, State President, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, chaired a seminar in Wuhan to promote the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and delivered an important speech.

　　General Secretary Xi Jinping has always been concerned about the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, he has personally planned, deployed, and personally promoted, inspected the Yangtze River many times, made important instructions for the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, hosted many meetings and delivered important speeches, and stood in history. In order to promote the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, we should take the helm and guide the pulse.

　　The Yangtze River Economic Belt covers 11 provinces and cities including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan, with an area of ​​21% of the country and a population and economic total of more than 40% of the country. The outbreak of New Coronary Pneumonia was sudden, and the production and living orders of Hubei and Wuhan, which are located on the Yangtze River Economic Belt, were hit the most.

　　Wuhan is not only the capital of Hubei Province, but also an important industrial base, science and education base and comprehensive transportation hub in the country. It is an important fulcrum of many national strategies such as the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the rise of the central region. It is on the "economic map" of China and even on the global industrial chain. Has a pivotal role.

　　"This outbreak will bring pain to Hubei's economic and social development in the short term, but it will not affect the fundamentals of economic stability and long-term improvement." On March 10, when inspecting the prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan Xi Jinping made it clear that under the premise of strengthening prevention and control, a differentiated strategy should be adopted to start zoning, classification, time-sharing, and conditional resumption of production in a timely manner.

　　The resumption of labor and production in the Yangtze River Economic Belt is also a matter of concern for Xi Jinping. On the afternoon of March 29, General Secretary Xi Jinping's first stop in Zhejiang was the Zhoushan Port in Ningbo. The port is a basic and pivotal facility and an important support for economic development. The general secretary said that Zhoushan Port has an important position in the national strategy of jointly building the “Belt and Road”, the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, and is a “hard core” force.

　　△ From March 29 to April 1, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, State President, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspected Zhejiang. This is March 29. Xi Jinping is in No. 2 container berth in Chuanshan Port District, Zhoushan Port, Ningbo, to understand the operation of the port.

　　Not disappointing the general secretary, as of April 17, the resumption rate of industrial enterprises above designated size in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui all exceeded 99%, and the resumption rate of industrial enterprises above designated size in Hubei province reached 98.2%. The Yangtze River Economic Belt is racing against time to reproduce the economic vitality of the past.

　　△ On January 5, 2016, Xi Jinping held a symposium on promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in Chongqing, listening to opinions and suggestions on promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and giving an important speech.

　　Two years ago, at a symposium to further promote the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "If you don't engage in large-scale development, you don't want to develop, you will not engage in destructive development. The “Outline of the Yangtze River Economic Belt Development Plan” issued and implemented clearly stipulates that the Yangtze River Economic Belt will be positioned as the first demonstration belt for the construction of ecological civilization.

　　△ From March 29 to April 1, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, State President, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspected Zhejiang. This was March 30. Xi Jinping visited Yu Village, Tianhuangping Town, Anji County, Huzhou City, and had a cordial exchange with the villagers who were cleaning up the lotus pond to inquire about the situation of spring cultivation.

　　The concept of "ecological priority, green development" is deeply rooted in Xi Jinping's heart. Last month, he revisited Yu Village in Anji County during his inspection in Zhejiang. On August 15, 2005, the then Secretary of Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee Xi Jinping first proposed in the village that "green water and green mountains are Jinshan and Yinshan". Over the past 15 years, Yu Village has firmly implemented this concept, and has embarked on a road of sustainable development of ecological beauty, industrial prosperity and common people. The construction of beautiful villages has become a reality in Yu Village.

　　△ Anjiyu Village, as the birthplace of the "Two Mountains Theory", has become a landmark in the process of building a beautiful Chinese ecological civilization.

　　△ Wuhan Hankou River Beach (drone photo), taken on August 4, 2018. From January to November 2019, the proportion of excellent water quality in the Yangtze River Economic Belt reached 82.5%, 6.1 percentage points higher than the national average.

　　△ Chongqing is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the heartland of the Three Gorges Reservoir area, and is an important ecological function area in the country. In recent years, the local government has implemented comprehensive measures such as the Yangtze River Ecological Environmental Protection Project, tree planting and afforestation, and the implementation of the ecological restoration of illegal docks in the Yangtze River to restore vegetation in the ecological barrier area along the Yangtze River in Chongqing.

　　△ In Jiangjiazui Town, Hanshou County, Changde, Hunan, the iron fishing boat to be recovered is docked by Dongting Lake (photo taken on December 17, 2019, drone photo). From 0:00 on January 1, 2020, 332 nature reserves and aquatic germplasm resource protection zones in the Yangtze River Basin will completely prohibit productive fishing. The key waters around the Yangtze River Basin will also enter a 10-year ban period.

　　"Practice has proved that economic development cannot be at the expense of destroying ecology. Ecology is the economy itself, and protecting ecology is the development of productivity." The general secretary's profound words further confirm that only green development can achieve higher-quality development and realize human and nature. Get along in harmony.

　　Ecology has never been isolated. It is closely related to the people's livelihood and the well-being and sense of gain of the people. In the final analysis, the construction of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is to give the Chinese children it nurtures a sense of gain and happiness, so that the residents along the Yangtze River can live a happy life of "the people also work hard, and they can live a comfortable life."

　　△ On the afternoon of April 15, 2019, in Huaxi Village, Zhongyi Township, Shizhutu Family Autonomous County, Chongqing City, Xi Jinping climbed the steep slopes on the slippery stone steps and went to visit the poor household Tan Deng Zhou.

　　A year ago, at the symposium hosted by Chongqing to resolve the outstanding issues of "two no worries and three guarantees", General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: "Poverty reduction depends not only on quantity but also on quality. It cannot be said that the task of poverty alleviation has been completed. After a year or two, we returned to poverty on a large scale. We must work together to improve the quality of poverty alleviation and consolidate the results of poverty alleviation. "

　　At present, all poverty-stricken counties in Hunan, Chongqing and Hubei have all achieved poverty alleviation.

　　Looking at the Yangtze River also looks at China. The development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is related to the well-being of the people and to national rejuvenation. As General Secretary Xi Jinping repeatedly emphasized, promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is of great significance to the realization of the "two hundred years" struggle goal and the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

　　Promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is not only a tough battle, but also a protracted battle. We can only implement the development strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and help the national rejuvenation only by firming our confidence, setting goals, hard work and long-term efforts.

　　Producer 丨 Wang Shanshan Zhang Ou Yan Bo

　　Producer Xing Lai Wu Xuan Shen Shen

　　Editor 丨 Yang Caiyun Zhang Yanan Lu Mingming

　　Vision 丨 Yang Bo, Huang Chujie, Luan Xiyan