Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Friday that China has designated ecological and environmental protection as a key area in opening up to the outside world.
The Chinese government should strengthen its control over financing of green projects in order to help the green economy grow, experts say during an environmental protection forum in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Thursday released a report on China's water environment, naming the Haihe River and Lake Taihu along the Yangtze River as the most polluted waters in the country.
The ancient Silk Road once connected the East and West by traversing through desert. Two thousand years later, countries along the road are striving to revive the path together, but in a "green" way.
Southwest China's Guizhou Province and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will cooperate to finance environmental protection and sustainable development of a major watershed in the province.
As part of its commitment to cut energy consumption and pollution, China will unite with other countries and international organizations in a push to protect the environment, Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday.
Establishing the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road will bring benefits to many communities along these routes, Dai Bingguo, a former state councilor, said on Friday.
