August 15 marks China's first National Ecology Day. Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed that ecological conservation is vital to China's sustainable development. He called on society at large to vigorously promote and act as a role model in practicing the concept of "green is gold." Xi is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Edited excerpts from Xi's speeches on this topic since 2018 follow:
Excerpt from Xi's important instructions on China's first National Ecology Day on August 15, 2023
Excerpt from Xi's speech at the National Conference on Eco-environmental Protection on July 17-18, 2023
Excerpt from Xi's speech at the National Conference on Eco-environmental Protection on May 18, 2018Excerpt from Xi's important instructions on China's first National Ecology Day on August 15, 2023Excerpt from Xi's important instructions on China's first National Ecology Day on August 15, 2023Sources: Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (III), Xinhua News Agency and Beijing Review
