Zhou Shengxian Quotations

If in the past, in terms of environmental protection, we were very passive ... now there has been a U-turn.

Groundwater near both banks of the river is in accordance with national standards and it's safe to drink.

We'll take into account the handling of environmental issues in the evaluation of local officials. Those who fail to meet requirements will pay a price for turning a blind eye to the law.

Facts have proved that prosperity at the expense of the environment is very superficial and very weak. It's only delaying disaster.

What we are aiming for is achieving coordinated economic social development and environmental protection while putting emphasis on environmental protection.

The result would be terrible if incidents happened in these factories.

The worst environmental pollution in the country is coming, highlighted by frequent occurrence of major pollution incidents.

The most urgent task is to check water pollution to ensure the safety of drinking water, and we must win that battle.

The agreement marks a substantive step in environmental-protection co-operation between China and Russia.

The issue of pollution has become a blasting fuse for social instability.

I hope monitoring cross-border rivers is just a beginning of the two countries' co-operation on environmental protection. China and Russia need to jointly develop comprehensive environmental protection.

The main problems are, firstly, the inappropriate location of the plants; secondly, their failure to follow environmental guidelines; and thirdly, that more than 100 of these plants pose an environmental risk.

Facts have proved that prosperity at the expense of the environment is only delaying disaster. We cannot passively protect our environment by simply stopping economic development.

If an accident happens in a plant, the aftermath will be unimaginable.

In China's thousands of years of civilization, the conflict between humankind and nature has never been as serious as it is today.

If environmental protection efforts continue to lag behind economic growth, pollution will become even more rampant.