China80 years of Yellow River management achieve great accomplishments that have drawn worldwide attention
CCTV.com News (Xinwen Lianbo): Today (November 6), the State Council Information Office held a press conference. A relevant official from the Ministry of Water Resources said that 80 years of the Party leading the people in managing the Yellow River have brought historic achievements and historic changes.
央视网消息（新闻联播）：今天（11月6日），国务院新闻办公室举行新闻发布会，水利部有关负责人介绍说，党领导人民治理黄河80年，取得历史性成就、发生历史性变革。
A basin-wide system of flood-control infrastructure, a monitoring and forecasting system for rainfall, water conditions and sediment, and a working system for flood and drought disaster prevention have largely been established, bringing an overall leap in the Yellow River's flood-control capacity. Scientific operation of water infrastructure, together with strenuous defense efforts by military personnel and civilians along the river, has ensured the Yellow River's safety year after year.
基本建成流域防洪工程体系、雨水沙情监测预报体系和水旱灾害防御工作体系，黄河防洪能力实现整体性跃升。通过科学调度水工程，加上沿黄军民的奋力防守，确保了黄河岁岁安澜。
More than 54,000 water conservancy projects have been built. With only 2% of the country's water resources, they meet the water needs of 12% of the national population and 17% of its cultivated land, supporting 14% of gross domestic product.
建成水利工程5.4万余座，以仅占全国2%的水资源量，保障全国12%的人口、17%的耕地用水需求，支撑了14%的国内生产总值。
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ReportedPress conference6 November 2026+
The State Council Information Office held a press conference to present the achievements of 80 years of Yellow River management.
CCTV.com News (Xinwen Lianbo): Today (November 6), the State Council Information Office held a press conference. A relevant official from the Ministry of Water Resources said that 80 years of the Party leading the people in managing the Yellow River have brought historic achievements and historic changes.Original Chinese quote
国务院新闻办公室举行新闻发布会，水利部有关负责人介绍说，党领导人民治理黄河80年，取得历史性成就、发生历史性变革ReportedWater infrastructureDate not specified+
More than 54,000 water conservancy projects have been completed, using 2% of China's water resources to support water use by the relevant population and farmland, as well as economic output.
More than 54,000 water conservancy projects have been built. With only 2% of the country's water resources, they meet the water needs of 12% of the national population and 17% of its cultivated land, supporting 14% of gross domestic product.Original Chinese quote
建成水利工程5.4万余座，以仅占全国2%的水资源量，保障全国12%的人口、17%的耕地用水需求，支撑了14%的国内生产总值ReportedInfrastructure developmentDate not specified+
Systems for flood control, monitoring and forecasting, and flood and drought disaster prevention in the Yellow River basin have largely been established.
A basin-wide system of flood-control infrastructure, a monitoring and forecasting system for rainfall, water conditions and sediment, and a working system for flood and drought disaster prevention have largely been established, bringing an overall leap in the Yellow River's flood-control capacity. Scientific operation of water infrastructure, together with strenuous defense efforts by military personnel and civilians along the river, has ensured the Yellow River's safety year after year.Original Chinese quote
基本建成流域防洪工程体系、雨水沙情监测预报体系和水旱灾害防御工作体系