# President Xi Jinping’s key quotes on ecological protection

https://mins.news/en/item/22845

- CGTN, 2026-08-14 14:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-14/President-Xi-Jinping-s-key-quotes-on-ecological-protection-1PBnsCMtufe/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> August 15 marks China’s National Ecology Day. President Xi Jinping has repeatedly called on society to protect the environment, stressing that economic development should not come at the expense of the country’s natural environment.

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