The Mighty Yangtze River in a New Era – Current Affairs – People’s Daily Online

The Yangtze River, with its thousands of miles, has nurtured the ancient Chinese civilization and its hardworking people. The Yangtze Economic Belt is crucial to the national development. Previously, unregulated development burdened the Yangtze River. From the mountains to the southern water towns, the ecosystem sounded alarms. President Xi Jinping once said: “What we urgently need to do now and what we must continue to prevent is to protect our mother river.” Visiting dams, riding on river boats, visiting enterprises, and rural homes, President Xi has traveled extensively along the Yangtze Economic Belt since the 18th Party Congress and has presided over four symposiums at various locations along the river. From emphasizing “joint protection without major development to promoting the economic growth of the Yangtze River…