The third meeting of the CPPCC Chairman's Joint Meeting of the Three Northeast China Provinces and One Autonomous Region was held in Hohhot, capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Sept 15.

The goal of the meeting was to implement the concept of ecological priority and green development and to coordinate the promotion of high-quality development in the aforementioned areas.

Ecological civilization construction was discussed at length.

The "three Northeast China provinces and one autonomous region" refer to Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces, as well as Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

They play a very important role in maintaining national defense security, food security, ecological security, energy security, and industrial security.

They are also an important ecological zone of northern China, with vast grasslands, forests, wetlands, lakes, farmlands, and other natural resources.

Dai Yulin, vice chairman of the CPPCC Liaoning Provincial Committee, was especially interested in the construction of the water network system in Northeast China and proposed the implementation of the North-South Water Diversion Project.

Dai proposed diverting water from the main stream of the Heilongjiang River, which is particularly rich in water resources, to Liaoning, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, and the North China region.

The project aims to solve industrial and agricultural water use issues in the areas along the route, supplement ecological water use in the Liaohe National Park, and provide emergency backup water sources for North China.

The regional industrial and agricultural water supply supplements the ecological water use of the Liaohe National Park and provides emergency and backup water sources for North China.

Other representatives also proposed establishing a coordinated management and control mechanism for straw burning to protect black soil and promote intensive use of resources.