Environmental Planning in China (1949–Present)
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3 Compilation and Implementation of Environment Plans
to Support the Beautiful China Campaign
At the 19th National Congress of the CPC, the Chinese government outlined a
roadmap for socialist modernization with Chinese characteristics in the new era and
launched the Beautiful China campaign, which provided guidance for environmental
protection in the new era. When designing environmental plans, we must follow Xi
Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, focus on improving the quality of the
environment, systematically develop a roadmap for environmental protection, and
strive to give play to the fundamental guiding role of environmental plans on the
grand journey of building a beautiful China.
First, we should follow the guidance of the environmental protection strategy,
systematically develop a roadmap for environmental protection to support the grand
goal of building a beautiful China. Now standing at a new historical starting point, we
are striving to build a moderately prosperous society in all respects and a beautiful
China. The world is undergoing major changes unseen in a century. In such a context,
when making environmental plans, we must have an objective understanding of
the stage of development that China is currently in and the historical process of
environmental governance in the country. We must seek truth from facts and act within
our capabilities. In addition to improving the overall quality of the environment, we
should work to fundamentally improve the environment, and systematically develop
a roadmap for the strategic goals and different stages of environmental protection in
different regions and fields.
Second, we should think systematically, promote high-quality development and
high-level environmental protection simultaneously, and build a beautiful country
in which men coexist with nature in harmony. Environmental protection should be
considered in the context of overall social and economic development and the grand
picture of the historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
We should prioritize environmental protection, promote green development, respect
nature, follow its laws, and protect it. Improvement of the quality of the environment
is a key aspect of high-quality development. To improve the quality and efficiency of
development, we must improve the quality of the environment. Green development
is regarded as a fundamental solution to various ecological and environmental problems. To achieve the simultaneous advancement of high-quality development and
high-level environmental protection, we must strive to form sound spatial patterns
and industrial structures, and promote production methods and lifestyles that are
conducive to resource conservation and environmental protection.
Third, we should strengthen operation and implementation, build an efficient
plan preparation and implementation system, and make further efforts for scientific
planning, targeted governance, systematic management, and comprehensive implementation. In response to the country’s need to modernize its governance systems
and capabilities in the new era, we should deepen the research on planning theories,
methods and techniques, separate comprehensive planning from special planning,
improve the national-province-city-county planning and implementation system and
99
3 Compilation and Implementation of Environment Plans
to Support the Beautiful China Campaign
At the 19th National Congress of the CPC, the Chinese government outlined a
roadmap for socialist modernization with Chinese characteristics in the new era and
launched the Beautiful China campaign, which provided guidance for environmental
protection in the new era. When designing environmental plans, we must follow Xi
Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, focus on improving the quality of the
environment, systematically develop a roadmap for environmental protection, and
strive to give play to the fundamental guiding role of environmental plans on the
grand journey of building a beautiful China.
First, we should follow the guidance of the environmental protection strategy,
systematically develop a roadmap for environmental protection to support the grand
goal of building a beautiful China. Now standing at a new historical starting point, we
are striving to build a moderately prosperous society in all respects and a beautiful
China. The world is undergoing major changes unseen in a century. In such a context,
when making environmental plans, we must have an objective understanding of
the stage of development that China is currently in and the historical process of
environmental governance in the country. We must seek truth from facts and act within
our capabilities. In addition to improving the overall quality of the environment, we
should work to fundamentally improve the environment, and systematically develop
a roadmap for the strategic goals and different stages of environmental protection in
different regions and fields.
Second, we should think systematically, promote high-quality development and
high-level environmental protection simultaneously, and build a beautiful country
in which men coexist with nature in harmony. Environmental protection should be
considered in the context of overall social and economic development and the grand
picture of the historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
We should prioritize environmental protection, promote green development, respect
nature, follow its laws, and protect it. Improvement of the quality of the environment
is a key aspect of high-quality development. To improve the quality and efficiency of
development, we must improve the quality of the environment. Green development
is regarded as a fundamental solution to various ecological and environmental problems. To achieve the simultaneous advancement of high-quality development and
high-level environmental protection, we must strive to form sound spatial patterns
and industrial structures, and promote production methods and lifestyles that are
conducive to resource conservation and environmental protection.
Third, we should strengthen operation and implementation, build an efficient
plan preparation and implementation system, and make further efforts for scientific
planning, targeted governance, systematic management, and comprehensive implementation. In response to the country’s need to modernize its governance systems
and capabilities in the new era, we should deepen the research on planning theories,
methods and techniques, separate comprehensive planning from special planning,
improve the national-province-city-county planning and implementation system and