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spirit of building the “community with a shared future for mankind.” It has not only
served as a bridge connecting developed and developing countries, but also worked
hard to balance the interests of major countries, including carrying out climate diplomacy with major countries and striving to promote and lead the creation of a fair
and reasonable global climate governance system aimed at win–win cooperation.
China has played a vital role in final signing of the Paris Agreement. At the G20
Hangzhou Summit, China and the US took the lead in ratifying the document, giving
a strong boost to its official signing. When the US President Donald Trump suddenly
announced to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on June 1, 2017, China expressed
its firm position to resolutely fulfill the document. It has also strengthened the SouthSouth cooperation on climate change, and set up the RMB 20-billion China SouthSouth Climate Cooperation Fund to support other developing countries in this field
and consolidate solidarity among them. China has pushed for the perfection of international environmental governance system and rules. It signed and ratified a number
of important environmental treaties, including the Paris Agreement, the Minamata
Convention on Mercury, Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone
Layer, and the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and
Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, setting a good example
in the world.
3. Xi Jinping thought on ecological civilization offers the Chinese plan for
ecological progress in other countries
China takes it as its duty to safeguard global eco-security. As the largest developing country in the world, it has made the solemn commitment to making special
contributions to the solution of global ecological issues. The Xi Jinping Thought on
Ecological Civilization, which is highly open and inclusive, is continuously delivering the Chinese plan worldwide. At the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation in 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping pledged that “we will
pursue the new vision of green development and a way of life and work that is green,
low-carbon, circular and sustainable. Efforts should be made to strengthen cooperation in ecological and environmental protection and build a sound ecosystem so as
to realize the goals set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” China
has also provided ecological assistance to other countries, including those along the
Belt and Road, and issued the Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Construction of
a Green Belt and Road. It is committed to creating the cooperation and exchange
system, supportive and service platform, and industrial and technological cooperation base for eco-environmental protection to jointly prevent environmental risks.
China is working with Belt and Road countries to establish an interconnected environmental impact assessment mechanism, whereby they will share green benefits
through industrial output, investment and construction, and technological cooperation. Embedding eco-civilization and green development in the green Belt and Road
Initiative not only demonstrates China’s fulfillment of responsibility as a regional
paradigm in the field, but also highlights the sacred mission of building the Belt and
Road into a community of shared interests, responsibilities and future.
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spirit of building the “community with a shared future for mankind.” It has not only
served as a bridge connecting developed and developing countries, but also worked
hard to balance the interests of major countries, including carrying out climate diplomacy with major countries and striving to promote and lead the creation of a fair
and reasonable global climate governance system aimed at win–win cooperation.
China has played a vital role in final signing of the Paris Agreement. At the G20
Hangzhou Summit, China and the US took the lead in ratifying the document, giving
a strong boost to its official signing. When the US President Donald Trump suddenly
announced to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on June 1, 2017, China expressed
its firm position to resolutely fulfill the document. It has also strengthened the SouthSouth cooperation on climate change, and set up the RMB 20-billion China SouthSouth Climate Cooperation Fund to support other developing countries in this field
and consolidate solidarity among them. China has pushed for the perfection of international environmental governance system and rules. It signed and ratified a number
of important environmental treaties, including the Paris Agreement, the Minamata
Convention on Mercury, Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone
Layer, and the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and
Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, setting a good example
in the world.
3. Xi Jinping thought on ecological civilization offers the Chinese plan for
ecological progress in other countries
China takes it as its duty to safeguard global eco-security. As the largest developing country in the world, it has made the solemn commitment to making special
contributions to the solution of global ecological issues. The Xi Jinping Thought on
Ecological Civilization, which is highly open and inclusive, is continuously delivering the Chinese plan worldwide. At the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation in 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping pledged that “we will
pursue the new vision of green development and a way of life and work that is green,
low-carbon, circular and sustainable. Efforts should be made to strengthen cooperation in ecological and environmental protection and build a sound ecosystem so as
to realize the goals set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” China
has also provided ecological assistance to other countries, including those along the
Belt and Road, and issued the Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Construction of
a Green Belt and Road. It is committed to creating the cooperation and exchange
system, supportive and service platform, and industrial and technological cooperation base for eco-environmental protection to jointly prevent environmental risks.
China is working with Belt and Road countries to establish an interconnected environmental impact assessment mechanism, whereby they will share green benefits
through industrial output, investment and construction, and technological cooperation. Embedding eco-civilization and green development in the green Belt and Road
Initiative not only demonstrates China’s fulfillment of responsibility as a regional
paradigm in the field, but also highlights the sacred mission of building the Belt and
Road into a community of shared interests, responsibilities and future.