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Chinese vice premier stresses continuous efforts on environment
Xinhua
19 May 2021, 02:05 GMT+10
BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Tuesday called for continuous efforts to promote environmental protection. Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when chairing a symposium held at the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences. He emphasized efforts to continuously intensify the prevention and control of water pollution and effectively ensure the safety of drinking water. More work should be done to strengthen aquatic ecological restoration and biodiversity conservation in the Yangtze River basin, promote ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River basin and facilitate ecological protection in the follow-up planning of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, he said.
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