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solutions for environmental protection and sustainable development around world,
and take an active role in international cooperation on climate change.”
5 Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization
and the Overall Plan for Developing a Socialist Ecological
Civilization
The CPC pledged at its 18th National Congress to strive to usher in a new era of
socialist ecological progress. Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Though on Ecological
Civilization, the building of a socialist ecological civilization was gradually incorporated into the path, theory, system, culture and strategic goals and tasks of socialism
with Chinese characteristics. The foundation of this is that people’s need for a beautiful environment has become one important aspect of the major contradiction facing
Chinese society.
Regarding the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, it was pointed out
at the 18th National Congress of the CPC that we must, under the leadership of the
Communist Party of China and basing ourselves on China’s realities, take economic
development as the central task and adhere to the Four Cardinal Principles and
the policy of reform and opening up. We must release and develop the productive
forces, develop the socialist market economy, socialist democracy, and advanced
socialist culture and a harmonious socialist society and promote socialist ecological progress. We must promote well-rounded development of the person, achieve
prosperity for all over time, and make China a modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced and harmonious. The Five-Sphere
Integrated Plan is a structural arrangement in line with the path of socialism with
Chinese characteristics.
In terms of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the Third Plenary Session of
the 18th CPC Central Committee included mechanisms for ecological civilization
into the system of institutions for socialism with Chinese characteristics, putting it
together with institutions for the economy, politics, culture and society. It was made
clear that an ecological civilization is a component of China’s governance system
and part of the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy. Unprecedented progress and
achievements had been made in deepening comprehensive reform and advancing
law-based governance.
In terms of the system of theories of socialism with Chinese characteristics, Xi
Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, as an important constituent of Xi Jinping
Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, is also a guiding
principle for building a socialist country with Chinese characteristics.
On socialist culture with Chinese characteristics, the CPC said at its 19th National
Congress, “socialist culture with Chinese characteristics is derived from China’s fine
traditional culture, which was born of the Chinese civilization and nurtured over more
than 5000 years; it has grown out of the revolutionary and advanced socialist culture
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solutions for environmental protection and sustainable development around world,
and take an active role in international cooperation on climate change.”
5 Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization
and the Overall Plan for Developing a Socialist Ecological
Civilization
The CPC pledged at its 18th National Congress to strive to usher in a new era of
socialist ecological progress. Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Though on Ecological
Civilization, the building of a socialist ecological civilization was gradually incorporated into the path, theory, system, culture and strategic goals and tasks of socialism
with Chinese characteristics. The foundation of this is that people’s need for a beautiful environment has become one important aspect of the major contradiction facing
Chinese society.
Regarding the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, it was pointed out
at the 18th National Congress of the CPC that we must, under the leadership of the
Communist Party of China and basing ourselves on China’s realities, take economic
development as the central task and adhere to the Four Cardinal Principles and
the policy of reform and opening up. We must release and develop the productive
forces, develop the socialist market economy, socialist democracy, and advanced
socialist culture and a harmonious socialist society and promote socialist ecological progress. We must promote well-rounded development of the person, achieve
prosperity for all over time, and make China a modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced and harmonious. The Five-Sphere
Integrated Plan is a structural arrangement in line with the path of socialism with
Chinese characteristics.
In terms of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the Third Plenary Session of
the 18th CPC Central Committee included mechanisms for ecological civilization
into the system of institutions for socialism with Chinese characteristics, putting it
together with institutions for the economy, politics, culture and society. It was made
clear that an ecological civilization is a component of China’s governance system
and part of the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy. Unprecedented progress and
achievements had been made in deepening comprehensive reform and advancing
law-based governance.
In terms of the system of theories of socialism with Chinese characteristics, Xi
Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, as an important constituent of Xi Jinping
Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, is also a guiding
principle for building a socialist country with Chinese characteristics.
On socialist culture with Chinese characteristics, the CPC said at its 19th National
Congress, “socialist culture with Chinese characteristics is derived from China’s fine
traditional culture, which was born of the Chinese civilization and nurtured over more
than 5000 years; it has grown out of the revolutionary and advanced socialist culture