"The Yangtze River is China's mother river, and we must protect it, while enterprises are the major force in protecting and building the ecological environment of the river," he said.
"We must move all polluting enterprises from along the Yangtze River with resolve... to root out hidden dangers of pollution," he stressed.
Xi called for putting restoration of the river's ecological environment high on the agenda in developing the Yangtze River economic belt.
"When we say there should be no large-scale development, it does not mean we cannot develop it at all, but we should stay away from destructive development of the river, and we should follow a green development path which puts ecology first," Xi said.
Also on Tuesday, Xi inspected the Three Gorges Project and the dam area's neighboring ecological environment.
Calling the Three Gorges Project a crucial piece of high-end equipment for the nation and a major symbol of China's development since the reform and opening-up, Xi stressed the importance of having the capability to make really important high-end equipment "using our own hands."
"To get core and key technology, begging alms won't work," Xi said. "We must rely on our own hard work."
On Wednesday morning, Xi inspected the ecological environment and development along the Yangtze River by ship.
Describing restoration of the river's ecological environment "an arduous task that the new era has entrusted to us" and "the high expectations of the people," Xi called for top priority to be given to stopping unplanned development and capping the total pollution discharge.
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