AerialphototakenonFeb.24,2020showstheHaizhuwetlandandtheCantonTowerinthedistanceinGuangzhou,southChina'sGuangdongProvince.(PhotobyXieHuiqiang/Xinhua)Callingfortheworld'sconcertedeffortstoprotecttheenvironment,tackleclimatechallengesandachieveharmonybetweenhumanityandnaturehasbeenrankinghighontheagendaofChina'sdiplomaticpriorities,alsoanindispensiblepartofXiplomacy.BEIJING,June5(Xinhua)--Thisyear'sWorldEnvironmentDayisbeingcelebratedonSaturday.Onthisspecialoccasion,arevisitofChinesePresidentXiJinping'svisionofa"prosperous,cleanandbeautifulworld"bearsaparticularsignificancefortheprotectionofnature.Callingfortheworld'sconcertedeffortstoprotecttheenvironment,tackleclimatechallengesandachieveharmonybetweenhumanityandnaturehasbeenrankinghighontheagendaofChina'sdiplomaticpriorities,alsoanindispensiblepartofXiplomacy."Facedwithunprecedentedchallengesinglobalenvironmentalgovernance,theinternationalcommunityneedstocomeupwithunprecedentedambitionandaction,"XisaidwhenaddressingtheLeadersSummitonClimateviavideolinkfromBeijingonApril22."Weneedtoactwithasenseofresponsibilityandunity,andworktogethertofosteracommunityoflifeformanandnature,"hesaid.Astheworld'slargestdevelopingcountry,Chinahasbeentakingtheleadintheglobalresponsetoclimatechange.Chinahasannouncedthatitwillstrivetopeakcarbondioxideemissionsby2030andachievecarbonneutralityby2060.Itmeansthecountrywillcompletetheworld'slargestreductionincarbonemissionintensity,andrealizecarbonneutralityfromcarbonpeakingintheshortesttimeinglobalhistory.AerialphototakenonFeb.24,2021showsamolten-saltsolarthermalpowerplantinDunhuang,northwestChina'sGansuProvince.(Xinhua/MaXiping)Thetaskisextremelychallenging,butChinawilldeliveronitspromise,XisaidatavideosummitwithFrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronandGermanChancellorAngelaMerkelinApril,whilestressingthatrespondingtoclimatechangeisthecommoncauseofallhumanity.Topromoteeffectiveglobalcooperationinthisregard,Chinahasputforwarditssolutions."Weneedtofocusongreendevelopmentandforgedriversoffuture-orientedcooperation,"XinotedinakeynotespeechwhenchairingtheChina-CentralandEasternEuropeanCountriesSummitinFebruary.Xiatthesummitcalledoncountries"tosteadfastlyadvanceinternationalcooperationonclimatechange,jointlyimplementtheParisAgreementandcontributetothesuccessofCOP26(the26thsessionoftheConferenceoftheParties)oftheUNFrameworkConventiononClimateChangeandCOP15(the15thmeetingoftheConferenceoftheParties)oftheConventiononBiologicalDiversity,bothtobeheldthisyear."TruckscarryingChinese-madewindturbinebladesrunalongthehighwaybetweenKaragandaandNur-Sultan,inKazakhstan,June23,2020.(PhotobyKalizhanOspanov/Xinhua)"COVID-19remindsusoftheinterdependencebetweenmanandNature.Itfallstoallofustoacttogetherandurgentlytoadvanceprotectionanddevelopmentinparallel,sothatwecanturnEarthintoabeautifulhomelandforallcreaturestoliveinharmony,"XisaidattheUNSummitonBiodiversityinSeptember2020.Toachievesuchagoal,Xiproposedthat"weneedtofindawayformanandnaturetoliveinharmony,balanceandcoordinateeconomicdevelopmentandecologicalprotection,andworktogethertobuildaprosperous,cleanandbeautifulworld."Atthissummit,XialsosharedChina'swisdomandexperienceinenvironmentalprotectionwiththeinternationalcommunity.FromthetraditionalChinesewisdomthatthelawsofNaturegovernallthingsandthatmanmustseekharmonywithNature,tothenewdevelopmentphilosophyemphasizinginnovative,coordinated,greenandopendevelopmentforall,Chinahasalwaysprioritizedecologicalprogressandembeddeditineverydimensionandphaseofitseconomicandsocialdevelopment,Xisaid.AerialphototakenonMay9,2019showsaviewoftheLionForestGardeninSuzhou,eastChina'sJiangsuProvince.(Xinhua/LiBo)Xihasurgedactionstoprotecttheenvironmentondifferentoccasions,bothdomesticallyandinternationally."Onlybydoingsocouldweleavetoourfuturegenerationsaworkingandlivingenvironmentofblueskies,greenfieldsandcleanwater.""Aslongasweuniteinourpurposesandeffortsandworktogetherwithsolidarityandmutualassistance,wewillriseabovetheglobalclimateandenvironmentchallengesandleaveacleanandbeautifulworldtofuturegenerations."XisaidinApril'sclimatesummitwithworldleaders.■