The Mass Line: An Important Methodology Used by China …
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In the process of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, after
2002, the CPC, led by Hu Jintao, put forward the strategic vision of a scientific
outlook on development and building a harmonious society. Sustainable development is part of the scientific outlook on development, and a harmonious society is a
society in which man and nature coexist in harmony. It was also proposed that population, resources and environment work involves vital interests of the people, and
the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people must be taken
as the starting point and end point. It is necessary to fully mobilize the enthusiasm,
initiative and creativity of the people, to meet the needs of the people and promote
all-round development of the people, to improve people’s quality of life and health
conditions, and to create good production conditions and a good life for the people.
A good environment creates good conditions for the long-term development of the
Chinese nation. This pointed out the direction for the application of the Party’s mass
line to China’s pursuit of sustainable development. On this basis, on October 15,
2007, the 17th National Congress of the CPC creatively put forward the concept,
principles and goals of an ecological civilization and pointed out that we must rely
on the people and mobilize all factors to build a harmonious socialist society. Thus, in
building an ecological civilization, China effectively connected public participation
with the mass line.
As China became the world’s second largest economy and launched its campaign
to complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects, on
November 8, 2012, the 18th National Congress of the CPC incorporated ecological
civilization as part of the overall deployment for socialism with Chinese characteristics, and required faster advance towards a social management system featuring
Party leadership, government responsibility, social collaboration, public participation, and legal support. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, the CPC
Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has attached great importance to the role of the mass line in building an ecological civilization. At a voluntary
tree planting event in Beijing, which Xi had participated in for several consecutive years, he emphasized that efforts must be made to guide the people to actively
participate in voluntary tree planting activities and translate the idea of building a
beautiful China into the conscious actions of all people. On April 25, 2015, the
CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued the Opinions on Accelerating
the Development of an Ecological Civilization, encouraging the public to actively
participate in environmental protection activities. In September 2015, the Overall
Plan for Ecological Civilization System Reform issued by the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of China and the State Council proposed that the public
participation mechanism should be improved. On October 18, 2017, the report to
the 19th National Congress of the CPC proposed to build an environmental governance system with the government in the leadership position, enterprises as the main
players, and social organizations and the public as participants. On May 18, 2018,
President Xi Jinping put forward at the National Environment Protection Conference
that “since developing an ecological civilization is a cause in which the entire public
participates and has a stake, we must translate the idea of building a beautiful China
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In the process of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, after
2002, the CPC, led by Hu Jintao, put forward the strategic vision of a scientific
outlook on development and building a harmonious society. Sustainable development is part of the scientific outlook on development, and a harmonious society is a
society in which man and nature coexist in harmony. It was also proposed that population, resources and environment work involves vital interests of the people, and
the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people must be taken
as the starting point and end point. It is necessary to fully mobilize the enthusiasm,
initiative and creativity of the people, to meet the needs of the people and promote
all-round development of the people, to improve people’s quality of life and health
conditions, and to create good production conditions and a good life for the people.
A good environment creates good conditions for the long-term development of the
Chinese nation. This pointed out the direction for the application of the Party’s mass
line to China’s pursuit of sustainable development. On this basis, on October 15,
2007, the 17th National Congress of the CPC creatively put forward the concept,
principles and goals of an ecological civilization and pointed out that we must rely
on the people and mobilize all factors to build a harmonious socialist society. Thus, in
building an ecological civilization, China effectively connected public participation
with the mass line.
As China became the world’s second largest economy and launched its campaign
to complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects, on
November 8, 2012, the 18th National Congress of the CPC incorporated ecological
civilization as part of the overall deployment for socialism with Chinese characteristics, and required faster advance towards a social management system featuring
Party leadership, government responsibility, social collaboration, public participation, and legal support. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, the CPC
Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has attached great importance to the role of the mass line in building an ecological civilization. At a voluntary
tree planting event in Beijing, which Xi had participated in for several consecutive years, he emphasized that efforts must be made to guide the people to actively
participate in voluntary tree planting activities and translate the idea of building a
beautiful China into the conscious actions of all people. On April 25, 2015, the
CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued the Opinions on Accelerating
the Development of an Ecological Civilization, encouraging the public to actively
participate in environmental protection activities. In September 2015, the Overall
Plan for Ecological Civilization System Reform issued by the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of China and the State Council proposed that the public
participation mechanism should be improved. On October 18, 2017, the report to
the 19th National Congress of the CPC proposed to build an environmental governance system with the government in the leadership position, enterprises as the main
players, and social organizations and the public as participants. On May 18, 2018,
President Xi Jinping put forward at the National Environment Protection Conference
that “since developing an ecological civilization is a cause in which the entire public
participates and has a stake, we must translate the idea of building a beautiful China