Xi: Make homeland green

 President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, walks with pupils after a voluntary tree planting activity in the eastern suburbs of Beijing, April 2, 2018. Other Chinese leaders including Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan also attended the event. [Photo/Xinhua]

The event on Monday helps fulfill a duty and is also a tangible move that helps shape a beautiful China, boosts ecological civilization and improves public well-being, Xi said.

The country's homeland greening effort should be based on a scientific approach and led by organized plantings and should be in accord with local conditions, Xi said.

He has called on lasting efforts to make sure the planned missions are completed, and to improve the quality and stability of the country's ecological system.

Effort should be made to beautify the environment and ensure the public's comfort with the environment, Xi added.

The greening project should be implemented on a solid basis, and the forms of voluntary plantings should be further diversified, Xi said, adding that the efforts made by this generation will benefit generations to come.