China-Xi/Tree Planting
China-Xi/Tree Planting
Dateline : March 30, 2026
Location : China
Duration : 4'25
Beijing, China - March 30, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of blossoms, buds
2. Motorcade driving
3. Various of site of voluntary tree planting activity; participants planting trees
4. Various of crowd applauding; Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of Central Military Commission, walking, waving to crowd
5. Xi talking to children
6. Various of Xi walking; Xi planting, watering trees alongside children, others; Xi talking to participants; trees; tree planting activity in progress
7. Various of other CPC, state leaders planting, watering trees
8. Various of tree planting activity in progress
9. Various of Xi speaking to crowd
10. Various of crowd applauding; children waving Xi goodbye; Xi waving goodbye
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for mobilizing the whole society to actively participate in afforestation, stressing that a sound ecological environment is shared by all and requires the joint efforts of all.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when taking part in a voluntary tree-planting activity in Beijing's Changping District.
Xi and other Party and state leaders, including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi, arrived at the tree-planting site in the morning.
Xi waved to the crowd to extend his greetings before picking up a shovel to join the activity. He planted saplings of multiple types of trees.
While planting the trees, he asked the children at the site about their studies and daily lives, their participation in labor and sports, and their involvement in tree-planting activities. He stressed the importance of setting great goals at a young age, fostering a love of learning, work and nature, and striving to become pillars of society.
Xi also talked with officials and members of the public on site. He said that China has seen sustained increases in both forest area and stock volume, as well as continuous reduction in desertified and sandy land areas. This has made China the country with the largest and fastest increase in greening in the world, he said.
Xi hailed the Ecological and Environmental Code adopted in March, noting that it further strengthens the legal foundation for building a Beautiful China.
Afforestation is an important task in building a beautiful China, Xi said, urging sustained and solid efforts to advance the initiative.
This year marks the first year of implementing the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) and the 45th anniversary of the nationwide voluntary tree-planting campaign, Xi noted.
Under the new circumstances, efforts to advance greening programs should place greater emphasis on improving quality, developing related industries, and delivering benefits to the people, he said.
Xi emphasized the importance of facilitating the channels for realizing the value of ecological products and advancing urban and rural greening in a coordinated manner.
ID : 8472618
Published : 2026-03-30 19:42
Last Modified : 2026-03-30 21:38:16
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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