Standing Committee of the Thirteenth National People's Congress

“ In pursuing economic and social development in the Yangtze River basin, high priority shall be given to ecological conservation and green development, and everyone involved shall work together on protection but not on excessive development. Yangtze River protection shall adhere to the principles of overall coordination, well-conceived planning, making innovation the driver, and systemic governance. ”

“ All the local people's governments in the Yangtze River basin shall adopt measures such as recovering deposits, restricting the use of plastic products that are easy to pollute and not easy to degrade, green design, and developing public transportation in accordance with the principles of systematic promotion, extensive participation, highlighting key areas and applying policies tailored to different situations, to promote a simple, moderate, green and low-carbon way of life. ”

“ It is prohibited to carry out production and construction activities that may cause soil erosion in areas in the Yangtze River basin where soil erosion is serious and the ecology is fragile. If construction must be carried out in accordance with the national development strategy to meet the needs of the economy and people's livelihood, it shall be scientifically demonstrated and the examination and approval procedures shall be gone through in accordance with the law. ”