beijing, jan. 3 (xinhua) -- chinese president xi jinping on friday stressed efforts to enhance ecological protection and high-quality d*lopment of the yellow river basin, and promote the construction of an economic circle covering the western cities of * and chongqing.
xi, also general secretary of the communist party of china central commi*, and chairman of the central military commission, made the remarks at the sixth meeting of the central commi* for financial and economic affairs. he is also head of the commi*.
senior leaders li keqiang, wang huning and han zheng attended the meeting.
to strengthen ecological protection and high-quality d*lopment of the yellow river basin, the meeting underlined ecological conservation, green d*lopment and natural restoration of the environment.
unreasonable water use in the region should be firmly curbed, while d*lopment efforts should be made in light of local conditions and efforts should be made to push for coordinated protection and ma*ment of the basin, said a statement issued after the meeting.
attention should be given to major issues in the ecological protection and high-quality d*lopment of the basin by implementing *s including water source conservation and water and soil loss control, according to the statement.
measures will be adopted to solve water, air and soil pollution as well as to promote the high-quality and coordinated d*lopment of city clusters along the river.
the meeting urged efforts to improve industrial structure while preserving and promoting cultural legacies of the yellow river.
the meeting also noted that promoting the construction of the *-chongqing economic circle will * foster a growth pole for high-quality d*lopment in western china and push opening-up in the landlocked area.
work will be done to turn the *-chongqing area, with the two cities taking the leading role, into an important economic center, a center for scientific and technological innovation, a new highland for reform and opening up and a livable place for high-quality life of national influence, the statement said.
the d*lopment of the *-chongqing economic circle is a *atic * that requires top-l*l design and overall planning, with transport infrastructure construction and collaborative and innovative d*lopment among the priorities, it said.
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