China will establish an ecological compensation mechanism in the Taihu Lake basin to speed up water environment improvement and foster the integrated ecological governance of the area. By 2023, the ecological compensation mechanism of the Taihu River will be established. Coordinated, systematic and holistic governance of the Taihu Lake basin will markedly improve, according to a guideline released by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Water Resources. The water quality of the Taihu Lake basin will be improved continuously and the ecological foundation for high-quality regional development will be further consolidated.

国家发展改革委、生态环境部、水利部近日印发指导意见，构建太湖流域生态治理一体化格局，推动建立太湖流域生态保护补偿机制。根据意见，到2023年，太湖流域治理协同性、系统性、整体性显著提升，太湖流域水质得到持续改善，区域高质量发展的生态基础进一步夯实。

By 2030, the ecological compensation mechanism of the Taihu Lake basin will be basically completed, setting a model for the comprehensive and coordinated treatment of water environments. Taihu Lake is China's third-largest freshwater lake.
到2030年，太湖全流域生态保护补偿机制基本建成，为全国流域水环境综合协同治理打造示范样板。太湖是我国第三大淡水湖。