BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to ecological conservation and environmental protection. He has addressed the issue on many occasions. The following are some highlights of his quotes.
-- Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.
-- Ecological conservation and environmental protection are contemporary causes that will benefit many generations to come.
-- A good ecological environment is the fairest public product and the most accessible welfare for the people.
-- There is no substitute for the ecological environment, without which one can hardly live.
-- The quality of the eco-environment is the key to building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects.
-- Economic development should not be achieved at the cost of the ecology. The ecological environment itself is the economy. Protecting the environment is developing productivity.
-- We shall protect ecosystems as preciously as we protect our eyes, and cherish them as dearly as we cherish our lives.
-- The history of civilizations shows that the rise or fall of a civilization is closely tied to the quality of ecological environment.
-- A beautiful homeland is the shared aspiration of mankind. In the face of environmental challenges, all countries are in a community with destinies linked, and no country can stay immune. Enditem
