1.0China Media Projecthttps://chinamediaproject.orgCMP Staffhttps://chinamediaproject.org/author/cmp-staff/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="A3or1Vspso"><a href="https://chinamediaproject.org/the_ccp_dictionary/green-waters-and-green-mountains/">Green Waters and Green Mountains</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://chinamediaproject.org/the_ccp_dictionary/green-waters-and-green-mountains/embed/#?secret=A3or1Vspso" width="600" height="338" title="“Green Waters and Green Mountains” — China Media Project" data-secret="A3or1Vspso" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://chinamediaproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/peaceful-waters.jpg25601440The lengthy phrase "green waters and green mountains are gold mountains and silver mountains" was first introduced by Xi Jinping during an official visit to Kazakhstan on September 7, 2013, during which he gave a speech at Nazarbayev University and answered questions from students about environmental protection. This was Xi Jinping’s more colorful way of saying that while economic development is a priority, the environment cannot be sacrificed for the sake of growth. The phrase was strongly touted in propaganda in 2020 as a major innovation by Xi Jinping of environmental and economic policy. In fact, the phrase was not coined by Xi at all.