On the afternoon of the 8th, General Secretary Xi Jinping, who was inspecting Ningxia, came to the urban section of the Wuzhong City of the Yellow River to investigate the ecological protection of the Yellow River Basin.
This is the 4th visit of the General Secretary to the Yellow River in a year-
On August 21 last year, the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Gansu. At the project site of the Lantie Pumping Station of Lanzhou Yellow River Treatment, board the viewing platform, overlooking the dam reinforcement flood control project, and understand the Yellow River treatment and ecological protection;
On August 21, 2019, Xi Jinping inspected in Lanzhou. Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
On September 17, last year, the lower Yellow River, Henan. Walk into the Yellow River Museum and learn about the history of controlling the Yellow River for thousands of years; come to the Linhe Square of the Yellow River National Geopark and look over the Zhengzhou section of the Yellow River;
On September 17, 2019, Xi Jinping inspected Zhengzhou. Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
May 12, this year, Shanxi. Proceed to the Jinyang Bridge Section of Taiyuan City District of Fenhe River to check the protection and management of Fenhe River, the second largest tributary of the Yellow River.
On May 12, 2020, Xi Jinping inspected Shanxi. Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren
The Yellow River flows through 9 provinces. Last year, I inspected Inner Mongolia, Gansu, and Henan, and this year in Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Ningxia. Within a year, General Secretary Xi Jinping's footprint has traveled to six provinces in the Yellow River Basin.
This rhythm shows the weight of this big river in the mind of General Secretary Xi Jinping.
Release a signal
Why did the general secretary inspect the Yellow River several times within a year?
I have to mention the important meeting held in Zhengzhou, Henan Province on September 18, 2019—the Yellow River Basin Ecological Protection and High-Quality Development Symposium.
On September 18, 2019, Xi Jinping hosted a symposium on ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin in Henan and delivered an important speech. Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
At that meeting, the specifications were very high. Comrades from 9 provinces and autonomous regions along the Yellow River, dozens of responsible comrades from the central and relevant departments of state organs participated. In his important speech, General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly stated: "Protecting the Yellow River is a great plan for the great rejuvenation and sustainable development of the Chinese nation."
As a result, ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin have been listed as major national strategies with the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta.
During an inspection in Gansu last August, General Secretary Xi Jinping stated that the Party Central Committee will conduct a special study on the protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin. One month later, in September of the same year, in Henan, the general secretary presided over the symposium to systematically plan this national strategy.
One south and one north, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, in the strategic pattern of governing and governing the country in the new era, the top-level design and strategic path of its protection, development and utilization have gradually become clearer.
Later, from the relevant information released by the National Development and Reform Commission, it can be learned that relevant parties are stepping up the preparation of the outline of the Yellow River Basin ecological protection and high-quality development plans.
On January 3, 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping chaired the sixth meeting of the Central Finance Committee to study the issues of ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin. That meeting also revealed that it is necessary to "make a good plan and strengthen its implementation."
This year, the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China wrote the "Compendium of the Yellow River Basin Ecological Protection and High-Quality Development Plan" in the government work report.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has conducted three domestic inspections recently. They went to Shaanxi in April, Shanxi in May, and Ningxia in June. These three provinces all belong to the Yellow River Basin. In Shaanxi and Shanxi, the General Secretary has made clear requirements for the governance and protection of the Yellow River.
The above major actions have released a clear signal: The national strategy that General Secretary Xi Jinping personally planned and deployed personally, not only is the blueprint being gradually cleared, but its specific implementation is also substantially progressing.
Run through a red line
In the Yellow River management, there are problems of flooding and water cutoff, there are problems of soil erosion and sand, and there are problems of water pollution.
This time, the Wuzhongcheng section of the second phase of the standardization of the embankment of the Ningxia section of the Yellow River inspected by the General Secretary was constructed to control the frequent flooding of the Ningxia section of the Yellow River, the outburst of flood disasters, and the violent collapse of the river bank. At the same time, this project also combined dike construction and river channel consolidation with environmental governance and ecological greening, which significantly improved the natural ecology along the Yellow River.
On June 8, 2020, Xi Jinping inspected and investigated in Ningxia. Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Pengshe
"The emphasis is on protection, it is on governance"-this is the major principle set by General Secretary Xi Jinping for the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin. In this national strategy, "ecological protection" before "development" is the fundamental premise and an important guarantee. This fully embodies the guiding principle of ecological priority and green development, which has been repeatedly emphasized by General Secretary Xi Jinping, and the concept that green water and green mountains are Jinshan and Yinshan.
In the view of General Secretary Xi Jinping, the Yellow River ecosystem is an organic whole, and the Yellow River governance is a systematic project. "We must fully consider the differences between the upper and lower reaches," the "upstream and downstream, trunk and tributary, and left and right banks are planned together."
In Gansu, emphasizing that Gansu is an important water conservation area and recharge area in the Yellow River Basin, it must first shoulder the important tasks of ecological restoration, water and soil conservation and pollution prevention in the upper Yellow River;
For Henan, it is required to protect the ecology along the Yellow River and improve the quality and stability of the natural ecosystem;
For Shaanxi, it is required to promote the transformation of the Yellow River Basin from over-intervention and over-use to natural restoration and recuperation, and to improve the quality of the ecological environment of the basin;
In Shanxi, on-site inspection of the Fen River protection and management situation, emphasizing "letting Yihong clear water into the Yellow River"; emphasizing the promotion of development and protection of development along the Yellow River in Shanxi.
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The general secretary's visit to the Ningxia section of the Yellow River is a re-emphasis on the red line of ecological protection in the Yellow River Basin, and it is also an inspection and urging of the implementation of the previous series of requirements.
Layout a big game
Emphasizing the red line of ecological environmental protection does not mean not to develop.
The Yellow River Basin is not only an important ecological barrier in our country, but also an important economic zone, and an important area to win the battle against poverty.
Statistics show that the total population of the provinces in the Yellow River Basin at the end of 2018 was 420 million, accounting for 30.3% of the country; the regional GDP was 23.9 trillion yuan, accounting for 26.5% of the country. At present, the economic development level of many localities along the Yellow Province is still relatively lagging behind.
"We should proceed from the actual situation, water should be suitable for water, mountains should be suitable for mountains, food should be suitable for grain, agriculture should be suitable for agriculture, business should be suitable for industry, and business should be suitable for business. We should actively explore new ways of high-quality development with regional characteristics." At the symposium on ecological protection and high-quality development of the river basin, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out the direction for the development of the Yellow River Basin.
That is to say, in the big game of high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin, different main functional areas must have different development focuses. The ecological function area will create more ecological products, the main grain production area will raise the quality of agricultural products, and the poor areas must make every effort to protect and improve people's livelihood.
Ningxia is reputed as "Secret Jiangnan". Thousands of miles of Yellow River, rushing north here, the Yellow River has a total length of 397 kilometers in Ningxia, and has been nourishing this beautiful and fertile land since ancient times. Along the Yellow Zone, it is the main irrigation area in Ningxia, with major cities distributed. Compared with other provinces along the Yellow River, the Yellow River has a more prominent significance for the development of Ningxia.
Next, the game of high quality development in the Yellow River Basin will definitely be more interesting.
Planning: Huo Xiaoguang
Producer: Che Yuming Zhang Xiaosong
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Main pen: Zhu Jichai
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