Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 8 (Xinhua) A symposium on democratic supervision of Yangtze River ecological and environmental protection by central committees of democratic parties and non-party persons was held in Beijing on April 8. Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended and delivered a speech. He said that it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping’s Thought on Ecological Civilization and the spirit of the National Ecological Environmental Protection Conference, thoroughly understand General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important exposition on strengthening the ecological and environmental protection of the Yangtze River, deeply understand the decisive significance of the “two establishments”, and resolutely achieve "Two safeguards", with a high sense of responsibility and mission, do a good job in democratic supervision of ecological and environmental protection in the Yangtze River, better promote the construction of a beautiful China, and serve the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization.

  Wang Huning said that in the past year, the central committees of the democratic parties and non-party personages have actively communicated with relevant national departments and corresponding provincial and municipal Party committees and governments. The democratic supervision of ecological and environmental protection in the Yangtze River has been organized and effective, and has continued to be deepened and implemented.

  Wang Huning said that carrying out democratic supervision of ecological and environmental protection in the Yangtze River is an important political task assigned by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to central committees of democratic parties and people without party affiliation. It is necessary to firmly grasp the critical period of ecological and environmental protection in the Yangtze River Basin from quantitative to qualitative changes, closely follow the strategic deployment of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on promoting high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, always position the nature of quasi-democratic supervision, further leverage unique advantages, and continue to focus on key and difficult issues Carry out democratic supervision on issues to ensure that the direction is correct, the efforts are accurate, and the results are good. It is necessary to strengthen work coordination and coordination. The leading departments must do a good job in planning, promotion and service guarantee. The corresponding provincial and municipal Party committees and governments must provide support for the democratic supervision by the central committees of democratic parties and non-party persons. All relevant parties must increase the results of democratic supervision. Transform and apply, tell the story of ecological and environmental protection of the Yangtze River well, and jointly promote the implementation of democratic supervision of ecological and environmental protection of the Yangtze River.

  Shi Taifeng, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.

  Zheng Jianbang, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee, Ding Zhongli, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Democratic League, Hao Mingjin, Chairman of the Democratic National Construction Association, Cai Dafeng, Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party Central Committee, He Wei, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Peasants and Workers Party, Jiang Zuojun, Chairman of the Zhigong Party Central Committee, Wu Weihua, Central Chairman of Jiusan Society, Su Hui, Chairman of the Taiwan League Central Committee, Non-partisan representative Piao Shilong made a speech.

  The main responsible comrades of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the responsible comrades of the United Front Work Department of Jiangxi and Yunnan Provincial Committees made speeches. Relevant comrades from the central committees of all democratic parties, relevant central departments, and relevant provincial, district and municipal party committees and governments attended the meeting.