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K. Hu
demands on clean air, safe food and a beautiful environment. The 18th CPC National
Congress proposed to work hard to build a beautiful country, achieve lasting development of the Chinese nation, give high priority to ecological progress and incorporate it
into all aspects and the whole process of advancing economic, political, cultural, and
social progress. Moreover, “the CPC leads the people to develop socialist ecological
civilization” is written into the Constitution of the CPC. The 3rd plenary session of the
18th CPC Central Committee proposed to accelerate the establishment of a systematic
and complete eco-civilization system, the 4th plenary session demanded protecting
the eco-environment with rigorous laws and regulations, and the 5th plenary session
made green development a new development concept. The report of the 19th CPC
National Congress vowed to develop China into a great modern socialist country
that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious, and beautiful. It recognized “ensuring harmony between man and nature” as one of the basic
approaches to upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in
the new era, and underscored the goal of “providing more quality ecological goods
to meet people’s ever-growing demands for a beautiful environment.” On March 11,
2018, the 1st session of the 13th National People’s Congress passed the Amendments
to the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China, whereby ecological civilization was officially included in this fundamental law, achieving a high level of unity
among the CPC’s assertion, the nation’s will and the people’s wishes. As an array of
major strategic measures, guidelines and policies have been issued and implemented,
the whole Party and the whole nation have become more conscientious and proactive in carrying out the green development concept. The solid steps that have been
taken in developing eco-civilization have yielded remarkable results. The Xi Jinping
Thought on Ecological Civilization reflects the CPC Central Committee’s deepened
understanding of the laws governing economic and social development as well as
nature. As the latest achievement in the Party’s perception of the laws governing
ecological progress and socialist modernization, the thought has effected profound
changes in the Party’s concepts and approaches concerning both development and
governance. The Party and the nation have adopted exploratory measures to promote
eco-civilization, made some progress and accumulated some experience, all of which
have laid an important and solid foundation for the creation and development of the
Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization.
2 Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization Has
a Distinct Practical Character
Xi Jinping pointed out in the report of the 19th CPC National Congress that “the era
is the mother of thought; practice is the fount of theory.” This important judgment
conveys the Marxist view on practice, reflects the Party’s valuable experience in
advancing theoretical innovations over the years, and reveals the laws governing
such innovations.
K. Hu
demands on clean air, safe food and a beautiful environment. The 18th CPC National
Congress proposed to work hard to build a beautiful country, achieve lasting development of the Chinese nation, give high priority to ecological progress and incorporate it
into all aspects and the whole process of advancing economic, political, cultural, and
social progress. Moreover, “the CPC leads the people to develop socialist ecological
civilization” is written into the Constitution of the CPC. The 3rd plenary session of the
18th CPC Central Committee proposed to accelerate the establishment of a systematic
and complete eco-civilization system, the 4th plenary session demanded protecting
the eco-environment with rigorous laws and regulations, and the 5th plenary session
made green development a new development concept. The report of the 19th CPC
National Congress vowed to develop China into a great modern socialist country
that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious, and beautiful. It recognized “ensuring harmony between man and nature” as one of the basic
approaches to upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in
the new era, and underscored the goal of “providing more quality ecological goods
to meet people’s ever-growing demands for a beautiful environment.” On March 11,
2018, the 1st session of the 13th National People’s Congress passed the Amendments
to the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China, whereby ecological civilization was officially included in this fundamental law, achieving a high level of unity
among the CPC’s assertion, the nation’s will and the people’s wishes. As an array of
major strategic measures, guidelines and policies have been issued and implemented,
the whole Party and the whole nation have become more conscientious and proactive in carrying out the green development concept. The solid steps that have been
taken in developing eco-civilization have yielded remarkable results. The Xi Jinping
Thought on Ecological Civilization reflects the CPC Central Committee’s deepened
understanding of the laws governing economic and social development as well as
nature. As the latest achievement in the Party’s perception of the laws governing
ecological progress and socialist modernization, the thought has effected profound
changes in the Party’s concepts and approaches concerning both development and
governance. The Party and the nation have adopted exploratory measures to promote
eco-civilization, made some progress and accumulated some experience, all of which
have laid an important and solid foundation for the creation and development of the
Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization.
2 Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization Has
a Distinct Practical Character
Xi Jinping pointed out in the report of the 19th CPC National Congress that “the era
is the mother of thought; practice is the fount of theory.” This important judgment
conveys the Marxist view on practice, reflects the Party’s valuable experience in
advancing theoretical innovations over the years, and reveals the laws governing
such innovations.