Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, speaks at a meeting to award individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 30, 2018. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
Vice Premier Han Zheng said at the meeting that construction of Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program still faced difficulties and challenges. He called for greater effort to protect the ecological environment, promote high-quality development of the program and consolidate the green ecological barrier.
Han also called on local governments to learn from the spirit of Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program and strengthen protection of natural ecological system.