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NANJING, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has stressed the importance of building ecological civilization in advancing the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta.

Xi made the remarks Friday while visiting an ecological and cultural park in Sanwan area in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province.

Noting that remarkable achievements have been made from top-level design to implementation, Xi urged continuous efforts to carry forward the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta.

Building ecological civilization directly concerns the happiness of the people, bears significance to the growth of young people, and meets the consensus and aspiration of the broad masses of the people, Xi said.