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that developed over the course of the Chinese people’s revolution, construction and
reform under Party leadership; and it is rooted in the great practice of socialism with
Chinese characteristics. At the sixth group study session of the Political Bureau of
the 18th CPC Central Committee, Xi noted that Chinese civilization gave birth to
extensive wisdom on ecology over more than 5000 years. From the philosophical
idea of achieving harmony between man and nature and that the law of the Dao is
its being what it is, to classic poem lines which loosely translated as “don’t hit birds
during spring, as their nestlings are waiting for them,” and maxims urging people
to stay frugal, Chinese wisdom still provides guidance and enlightenment today.
Obviously, insightful ancient Chinese observations on the relationship between man
and nature are parts of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics, and fostering a
socialist ecological culture with Chinese characteristics is of fundamental importance
in building an ecological civilization. Therefore, at the National Conference on Ecoenvironmental Protection, Xi stressed, “We must act quickly to establish a cultural
system in which environmental concepts and values are norms.” The system is also
the first one of the ecologically focused systems. In this way, an ecological culture
will play a foundational role in changing people’s mindset and behavior for the
building of an ecological civilization.
About the relationship between ecological progress and socialism with Chinese
characteristics, Xi made a generalization when joining lawmakers from the Inner
Mongolia Autonomous Region for discussions during the “two sessions” of 2019:
since its 18th National Congress of the CPC, the Party’s theories on ecological
civilization have been developing and improving. Ecological progress is in the first
aspect of the Five-Sphere Integrated Plan. Among basic policies for adhering to
and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in a new era, one is ensuring
harmony between man and nature. Green development is one aspect of the new
development philosophy. Pollution prevention and control is one of the three most
urgent tasks. All these show the Party’s grasp of the laws governing ecological
progress, the position of an ecological civilization in China’s and the CPC’s cause in
the new era, and the arrangement and requirement of the Party for the development
of an ecological civilization.
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that developed over the course of the Chinese people’s revolution, construction and
reform under Party leadership; and it is rooted in the great practice of socialism with
Chinese characteristics. At the sixth group study session of the Political Bureau of
the 18th CPC Central Committee, Xi noted that Chinese civilization gave birth to
extensive wisdom on ecology over more than 5000 years. From the philosophical
idea of achieving harmony between man and nature and that the law of the Dao is
its being what it is, to classic poem lines which loosely translated as “don’t hit birds
during spring, as their nestlings are waiting for them,” and maxims urging people
to stay frugal, Chinese wisdom still provides guidance and enlightenment today.
Obviously, insightful ancient Chinese observations on the relationship between man
and nature are parts of socialist culture with Chinese characteristics, and fostering a
socialist ecological culture with Chinese characteristics is of fundamental importance
in building an ecological civilization. Therefore, at the National Conference on Ecoenvironmental Protection, Xi stressed, “We must act quickly to establish a cultural
system in which environmental concepts and values are norms.” The system is also
the first one of the ecologically focused systems. In this way, an ecological culture
will play a foundational role in changing people’s mindset and behavior for the
building of an ecological civilization.
About the relationship between ecological progress and socialism with Chinese
characteristics, Xi made a generalization when joining lawmakers from the Inner
Mongolia Autonomous Region for discussions during the “two sessions” of 2019:
since its 18th National Congress of the CPC, the Party’s theories on ecological
civilization have been developing and improving. Ecological progress is in the first
aspect of the Five-Sphere Integrated Plan. Among basic policies for adhering to
and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in a new era, one is ensuring
harmony between man and nature. Green development is one aspect of the new
development philosophy. Pollution prevention and control is one of the three most
urgent tasks. All these show the Party’s grasp of the laws governing ecological
progress, the position of an ecological civilization in China’s and the CPC’s cause in
the new era, and the arrangement and requirement of the Party for the development
of an ecological civilization.