Strengthening the Foundations of Green Development and Advancing High-Quality Development in Line with Local Conditions—General Secretary Xi Jinping's Important Remarks During His Inspection in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, Draw an Enthusiastic Response from Officials and the Public
CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): Green development is an inherent part of high-quality development. On October 16, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Ulanqab in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and issued a series of important instructions on coordinating high-quality development with high-standard protection and steadfastly following a path that prioritizes ecology and green development. Officials and members of the public said they would earnestly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important remarks, establish and practice a correct view of political achievement, use systematic thinking and an overall perspective to strengthen the ecological security barrier, continually foster new drivers and advantages for green development, and advance high-quality development in line with local conditions.
央视网消息(新闻联播):绿色发展是高质量发展的应有之义。10月16日,习近平总书记在内蒙古自治区乌兰察布市考察,就统筹高质量发展和高水平保护、坚定不移走生态优先绿色发展之路作出一系列重要指示。广大干部群众表示,要认真学习贯彻习近平总书记重要讲话精神,树立和践行正确政绩观,以系统思维、全局观念筑牢生态安全屏障,不断塑造绿色发展新动能、新优势,因地制宜推动高质量发展。
Huangqihai Lake, located in Chahar Right Front Banner in Ulanqab, is a closed inland lake fed by 11 surrounding tributaries. In 2025, fish activity was detected here again for the first time in 27 years. From once being on the verge of drying up to now gradually recovering its ecological cycling functions, the lake has undergone a green transformation. During his inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping examined the shoreline and shoal ecology, birds inhabiting the area, and other conditions on site.
黄旗海位于乌兰察布市察哈尔右翼前旗境内,是周边11条支流汇聚而成的内陆封闭式湖泊。2025年,这里时隔27年再次监测到鱼类活动,从一度濒临干涸到如今生态循环功能逐步恢复,实现绿色蝶变。考察期间,习近平总书记实地察看水岸滩涂生态、栖息鸟类等。
Inner Mongolia is an important ecological functional region in northern China. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made four inspection and research visits to Inner Mongolia, issuing a series of important instructions on building an ecological civilization. In recent years, the region has continued to strengthen desertification control and wetland protection. The campaign to advance the Three-North Shelterbelt Program has completed ecological development across a cumulative 130 million mu, and overall grassland vegetation coverage has risen to 46.48%. During this inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to coordinate high-quality development with high-standard protection and uphold integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, farmland, lakes, grasslands, and deserts.
内蒙古是我国北方重要的生态功能区。党的十八大以来,习近平总书记先后四次到内蒙古考察调研,对生态文明建设作出一系列重要指示。这些年,当地持续加强荒漠化治理和湿地保护,“三北”工程攻坚战累计完成生态建设1.3亿亩,草原综合植被盖度提升至46.48%。此次考察,习近平总书记强调,要统筹高质量发展和高水平保护,坚持山水林田湖草沙一体化保护和系统治理。
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to respect nature, follow its laws, and protect it, fully implement the Wetland Protection Law, and strictly observe ecological conservation red lines. In this golden autumn season, the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, Shandong, is welcoming large numbers of migratory birds, while ecological water deliveries are underway for a 10,000-mu Euphrates poplar forest in Lop, Xinjiang.
习近平总书记强调,要坚持尊重自然、顺应自然、保护自然,全面实施湿地保护法,严守生态保护红线。金秋时节,山东东营黄河三角洲迎来大批迁徙候鸟,新疆洛浦万亩胡杨林正在开展生态输水作业。
The computing power network is one of the 'six networks' whose construction is planned by the state. Ulanqab has abundant wind and solar resources and an average annual temperature of 7°C. The city is actively developing its green computing industry, with its current rack capacity exceeding 7 million. During his inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping spoke warmly with relevant computing center project leaders, technical personnel, staff from the Chahar High-Tech Zone, and others, expressing his hope that they would contribute more to building a Digital China and promoting the development of new quality productive forces.
算力网是国家规划建设的“六张网”之一。乌兰察布风光资源丰沛,年均气温7℃,当地积极发展绿色算力产业,目前机架规模超700万架。考察期间,习近平总书记同有关算力中心项目负责人、技术人员、察哈尔高新区工作人员等亲切交流,希望大家为推进数字中国建设、促进新质生产力发展多作贡献。
Implementing the East Data, West Computing project and building a nationally integrated computing power network are important arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out the need to actively extend industrial chains and promote deep integration between the digital economy and the real economy. At present, computing capacity at the eight national hub nodes of the East Data, West Computing project is continuing to expand, and a number of key projects are being accelerated.
实施“东数西算”工程、构建全国一体化算力网,是党中央一项重要部署。习近平总书记指出,要积极延伸产业链,推动数字经济与实体经济深度融合。眼下,“东数西算”八大国家枢纽节点算力规模不断扩容,一批重点项目正加紧推进。
China has a vast territory, with marked differences in resource endowments across its eastern, western, southern, northern, and central regions. During his inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that, on the new journey, all regions should follow the CPC Central Committee's strategic decisions and planning arrangements, keep pace with the times, seize development opportunities, build on their own conditions, make use of their comparative advantages, and advance high-quality development in line with local conditions.
我国幅员辽阔,东西南北中资源禀赋差异明显。考察途中,习近平总书记强调,新征程上,各地区要按照党中央战略决策和规划部署,紧跟时代潮流、抢抓发展机遇,立足自身条件、发挥比较优势,因地制宜推动高质量发展。
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ReportedInfrastructure developmentDate not specified+
The CPC Central Committee has made arrangements to implement the East Data, West Computing project and build a nationally integrated computing power network.
Implementing the East Data, West Computing project and building a nationally integrated computing power network are important arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out the need to actively extend industrial chains and promote deep integration between the digital economy and the real economy. At present, computing capacity at the eight national hub nodes of the East Data, West Computing project is continuing to expand, and a number of key projects are being accelerated.Original Chinese quote
实施“东数西算”工程、构建全国一体化算力网,是党中央一项重要部署。ReportedPolicy statement16 October 2026+
Xi Jinping emphasized coordinating development and protection and pursuing integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, farmland, lakes, grasslands and deserts.
Inner Mongolia is an important ecological functional region in northern China. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made four inspection and research visits to Inner Mongolia, issuing a series of important instructions on building an ecological civilization. In recent years, the region has continued to strengthen desertification control and wetland protection. The campaign to advance the Three-North Shelterbelt Program has completed ecological development across a cumulative 130 million mu, and overall grassland vegetation coverage has risen to 46.48%. During this inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to coordinate high-quality development with high-standard protection and uphold integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, farmland, lakes, grasslands, and deserts.Original Chinese quote
要统筹高质量发展和高水平保护,坚持山水林田湖草沙一体化保护和系统治理。ReportedPolicy statementDate not specified+
Xi Jinping called for extending industrial chains and promoting deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy.
Implementing the East Data, West Computing project and building a nationally integrated computing power network are important arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out the need to actively extend industrial chains and promote deep integration between the digital economy and the real economy. At present, computing capacity at the eight national hub nodes of the East Data, West Computing project is continuing to expand, and a number of key projects are being accelerated.Original Chinese quote
习近平总书记指出,要积极延伸产业链,推动数字经济与实体经济深度融合。ReportedPublic responseDate not specified+
Officials and members of the public said they would study and implement the guiding principles of the speech, strengthen the ecological security barrier and promote green development.
CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): Green development is an inherent part of high-quality development. On October 16, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Ulanqab in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and issued a series of important instructions on coordinating high-quality development with high-standard protection and steadfastly following a path that prioritizes ecology and green development. Officials and members of the public said they would earnestly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important remarks, establish and practice a correct view of political achievement, use systematic thinking and an overall perspective to strengthen the ecological security barrier, continually foster new drivers and advantages for green development, and advance high-quality development in line with local conditions.Original Chinese quote
广大干部群众表示,要认真学习贯彻习近平总书记重要讲话精神ReportedPolicy statement16 October 2026+
Xi Jinping called on all regions to follow the central authorities' arrangements, draw on their comparative advantages and promote high-quality development suited to local conditions.
China has a vast territory, with marked differences in resource endowments across its eastern, western, southern, northern, and central regions. During his inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that, on the new journey, all regions should follow the CPC Central Committee's strategic decisions and planning arrangements, keep pace with the times, seize development opportunities, build on their own conditions, make use of their comparative advantages, and advance high-quality development in line with local conditions.Original Chinese quote
各地区要按照党中央战略决策和规划部署,紧跟时代潮流、抢抓发展机遇,立足自身条件、发挥比较优势,因地制宜推动高质量发展。ReportedEcological recovery2025+
In 2025, fish activity was detected in Huangqihai Lake for the first time in 27 years, as its ecological cycling functions gradually recovered.
Huangqihai Lake, located in Chahar Right Front Banner in Ulanqab, is a closed inland lake fed by 11 surrounding tributaries. In 2025, fish activity was detected here again for the first time in 27 years. From once being on the verge of drying up to now gradually recovering its ecological cycling functions, the lake has undergone a green transformation. During his inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping examined the shoreline and shoal ecology, birds inhabiting the area, and other conditions on site.Original Chinese quote
2025年,这里时隔27年再次监测到鱼类活动,从一度濒临干涸到如今生态循环功能逐步恢复Ongoing at time of reportBird migrationDate not specified+
Large numbers of migratory birds have arrived in the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, Shandong.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to respect nature, follow its laws, and protect it, fully implement the Wetland Protection Law, and strictly observe ecological conservation red lines. In this golden autumn season, the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, Shandong, is welcoming large numbers of migratory birds, while ecological water deliveries are underway for a 10,000-mu Euphrates poplar forest in Lop, Xinjiang.Original Chinese quote
山东东营黄河三角洲迎来大批迁徙候鸟ReportedInspection historyDate not specified+
Since the 18th CPC National Congress, Xi Jinping has made four inspection and research visits to Inner Mongolia and issued instructions on ecological conservation.
Inner Mongolia is an important ecological functional region in northern China. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made four inspection and research visits to Inner Mongolia, issuing a series of important instructions on building an ecological civilization. In recent years, the region has continued to strengthen desertification control and wetland protection. The campaign to advance the Three-North Shelterbelt Program has completed ecological development across a cumulative 130 million mu, and overall grassland vegetation coverage has risen to 46.48%. During this inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to coordinate high-quality development with high-standard protection and uphold integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, farmland, lakes, grasslands, and deserts.Original Chinese quote
党的十八大以来,习近平总书记先后四次到内蒙古考察调研,对生态文明建设作出一系列重要指示。Ongoing at time of reportProject progressDate not specified+
The eight national hub nodes of the East Data, West Computing project are expanding their capacity, and a number of key projects are being advanced at an accelerated pace.
Implementing the East Data, West Computing project and building a nationally integrated computing power network are important arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out the need to actively extend industrial chains and promote deep integration between the digital economy and the real economy. At present, computing capacity at the eight national hub nodes of the East Data, West Computing project is continuing to expand, and a number of key projects are being accelerated.Original Chinese quote
“东数西算”八大国家枢纽节点算力规模不断扩容,一批重点项目正加紧推进。ReportedPolicy statementDate not specified+
Xi Jinping called for fully implementing the Wetland Protection Law and strictly observing ecological conservation red lines.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to respect nature, follow its laws, and protect it, fully implement the Wetland Protection Law, and strictly observe ecological conservation red lines. In this golden autumn season, the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, Shandong, is welcoming large numbers of migratory birds, while ecological water deliveries are underway for a 10,000-mu Euphrates poplar forest in Lop, Xinjiang.Original Chinese quote
全面实施湿地保护法,严守生态保护红线。ReportedInspection16 October 2026+
On October 16, Xi Jinping inspected Ulanqab and issued instructions on high-quality development and ecological protection.
CCTV.com reports (Xinwen Lianbo): Green development is an inherent part of high-quality development. On October 16, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Ulanqab in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and issued a series of important instructions on coordinating high-quality development with high-standard protection and steadfastly following a path that prioritizes ecology and green development. Officials and members of the public said they would earnestly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important remarks, establish and practice a correct view of political achievement, use systematic thinking and an overall perspective to strengthen the ecological security barrier, continually foster new drivers and advantages for green development, and advance high-quality development in line with local conditions.Original Chinese quote
10月16日,习近平总书记在内蒙古自治区乌兰察布市考察,就统筹高质量发展和高水平保护、坚定不移走生态优先绿色发展之路作出一系列重要指示。Ongoing at time of reportIndustry developmentDate not specified+
Ulanqab is developing its green computing industry, with the number of racks exceeding 7 million.
The computing power network is one of the 'six networks' whose construction is planned by the state. Ulanqab has abundant wind and solar resources and an average annual temperature of 7°C. The city is actively developing its green computing industry, with its current rack capacity exceeding 7 million. During his inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping spoke warmly with relevant computing center project leaders, technical personnel, staff from the Chahar High-Tech Zone, and others, expressing his hope that they would contribute more to building a Digital China and promoting the development of new quality productive forces.Original Chinese quote
当地积极发展绿色算力产业,目前机架规模超700万架。Ongoing at time of reportEcological restorationDate not specified+
Inner Mongolia continues to combat desertification and protect wetlands, with ecological improvement work completed on a cumulative 130 million mu under the intensified Three-North project campaign.
Inner Mongolia is an important ecological functional region in northern China. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made four inspection and research visits to Inner Mongolia, issuing a series of important instructions on building an ecological civilization. In recent years, the region has continued to strengthen desertification control and wetland protection. The campaign to advance the Three-North Shelterbelt Program has completed ecological development across a cumulative 130 million mu, and overall grassland vegetation coverage has risen to 46.48%. During this inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to coordinate high-quality development with high-standard protection and uphold integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, farmland, lakes, grasslands, and deserts.Original Chinese quote
当地持续加强荒漠化治理和湿地保护,“三北”工程攻坚战累计完成生态建设1.3亿亩,草原综合植被盖度提升至46.48%。ReportedExchange16 October 2026+
Xi Jinping spoke with computing center project leaders, technical personnel and staff of the Chahar High-tech Zone, and expressed his expectations for them.
The computing power network is one of the 'six networks' whose construction is planned by the state. Ulanqab has abundant wind and solar resources and an average annual temperature of 7°C. The city is actively developing its green computing industry, with its current rack capacity exceeding 7 million. During his inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping spoke warmly with relevant computing center project leaders, technical personnel, staff from the Chahar High-Tech Zone, and others, expressing his hope that they would contribute more to building a Digital China and promoting the development of new quality productive forces.Original Chinese quote
习近平总书记同有关算力中心项目负责人、技术人员、察哈尔高新区工作人员等亲切交流,希望大家为推进数字中国建设、促进新质生产力发展多作贡献。ReportedSite inspection16 October 2026+
Xi Jinping inspected the shoreline and mudflat ecology of Huangqihai Lake and the birds living there.
Huangqihai Lake, located in Chahar Right Front Banner in Ulanqab, is a closed inland lake fed by 11 surrounding tributaries. In 2025, fish activity was detected here again for the first time in 27 years. From once being on the verge of drying up to now gradually recovering its ecological cycling functions, the lake has undergone a green transformation. During his inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping examined the shoreline and shoal ecology, birds inhabiting the area, and other conditions on site.Original Chinese quote
考察期间,习近平总书记实地察看水岸滩涂生态、栖息鸟类等。Ongoing at time of reportEcological water deliveryDate not specified+
Ecological water deliveries are underway for 10,000 mu of Euphrates poplar forest in Lop, Xinjiang.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to respect nature, follow its laws, and protect it, fully implement the Wetland Protection Law, and strictly observe ecological conservation red lines. In this golden autumn season, the Yellow River Delta in Dongying, Shandong, is welcoming large numbers of migratory birds, while ecological water deliveries are underway for a 10,000-mu Euphrates poplar forest in Lop, Xinjiang.Original Chinese quote
新疆洛浦万亩胡杨林正在开展生态输水作业。