Today, gathering so many people here is for the sustainable development of the Yellow River, showing how much the Central Committee of the Party values this. This matter requires sustained effort, unwavering persistence, and consistent focus.

Lanzhou, Gansu Province, was once a transportation hub, military stronghold, and commercial center along the ancient Silk Road, and is the only provincial capital through which the Yellow River flows. In recent years, Lanzhou has restored the clarity of its river water through measures such as the investigation and rectification of sewage outlets, the expansion and upgrading of sewage treatment plants, and the treatment and correction of black and odorous water bodies. The water quality of the Yellow River section in Lanzhou has achieved excellent rates in both national and provincial control sections, with the water quality of the exit section consistently reaching Class II and even jumping to Class I in annual exit section assessments. The ecological environment along both banks of the Yellow River has been progressively improving.

"Upstream, focus on key areas such as the Sanjiangyuan, Qilian Mountains, and the Gannan Yellow River upstream water conservation areas, and advance the implementation of a series of major ecological protection and restoration projects to enhance water conservation capacity"; "In the middle reaches, emphasize soil and water conservation and pollution control"; "The Yellow River Delta in the downstream is the most intact wetland ecosystem in China's warm temperate zone. It is essential to protect it, promote the health of the river ecosystem, and enhance biodiversity."

On the date, at the 44th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, the Yellow (Bohai) Sea Migratory Bird Habitat (Phase II) in China successfully passed the evaluation, and the nomination sites including the Yellow River Estuary in Dongying, Shandong, were expanded and included in the World Heritage List.