Xi inspects Gangcha County in Qinghai

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, greets employees of a company producing carpets in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 7, 2021. (LI XUEREN / XINHUA)

XINING – Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Tuesday visited Gangcha County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture during his inspection tour of northwest China's Qinghai Province.

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Xi was briefed about the environmental protection efforts in the Qilian Mountains and Qinghai Lake. At the lake, he inspected achievements made in comprehensively addressing environmental problems and protecting biodiversity.

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Xi also visited a village of Shaliuhe Township to learn about the lives of local Tibetan residents.