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changes in the way of value realization, from the traditional industrial civilization to
ecological civilization for a new era, from every single individual to a community
with a shared future for mankind, from the sole pursuit of economic value to the
organic combination of political, cultural, social, and ecological value, and from the
pursuit of ethnic, regional, and national value to the shared value of mankind. A
thorough understanding of these fundamental changes helps us get insight into the
outlook on sustainable development.
Since the 18th CPC National Congress, Xi Jinping has delivered a series of important speeches on issues concerning the overall, long-term development of mankind,
such as what sustainable development is, why it is emphasized, and how to promote
sustainable development. These result in the outlook on sustainable development,
a new vision that fundamentally changes the way values are realized and which
closely links healthy development for a new era with sustainable development for
generations.
As a philosophical concept, value reflects the degree of alignment in the objective, mutually generative, and reciprocal subject-object relations in cognitive and
practical activities. It reflects the functions and meanings of the subject and object
in the objective relations. Sustainable development is a process in which a full set of
diverse, systematic, and long lasting values are pursued and realized. The 18th CPC
National Congress looked into the way of value realization by integrating economic,
political, cultural, social, and ecological values and incorporated development of an
ecological civilization into the five-sphere integrated plan for building socialism with
Chinese characteristics, further highlighting the importance of ecological value and
development of an ecological civilization. It called on the whole Party and people
across the country to accomplish the significant task of “building a beautiful China
and realizing the sustainable development of the Chinese nation” In the report delivered to the 19th CPC National Congress on October 18, 2017, Xi Jinping elaborated
on the sustainable development of the Chinese nation and proposed the main path of
realizing value through sustainable development, that is, “ensuring harmony between
human and nature.” As he pointed out, “Building an ecological civilization is vital
to sustain the Chinese nation’s development. We must realize that lucid waters and
lush mountains are invaluable assets and act on this understanding, implement our
fundamental national policy of conserving resources and protecting the environment,
and cherish the environment as we cherish our own lives. We will adopt a holistic
approach to conserving our mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes, and grasslands, implement the strictest possible systems for environmental protection, and
develop eco-friendly growth models and ways of life. We must pursue a model of
sustainable development featuring increased production, higher living standards, and
healthy ecosystems. We must continue the Beautiful China initiative to create good
working and living environments for our people and play our part in ensuring global
ecological security.” At the National Working Conference on Environmental Protection from May 18 to 19, 2018, Xi stressed from a holistic and strategic perspective
that “building an ecological civilization is vital for sustaining the development of the
Chinese nation.” During his inspection of Xiongan New Area on January 16, 2019,
he emphasized the importance of developing a well-devised plan for the sustainable
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changes in the way of value realization, from the traditional industrial civilization to
ecological civilization for a new era, from every single individual to a community
with a shared future for mankind, from the sole pursuit of economic value to the
organic combination of political, cultural, social, and ecological value, and from the
pursuit of ethnic, regional, and national value to the shared value of mankind. A
thorough understanding of these fundamental changes helps us get insight into the
outlook on sustainable development.
Since the 18th CPC National Congress, Xi Jinping has delivered a series of important speeches on issues concerning the overall, long-term development of mankind,
such as what sustainable development is, why it is emphasized, and how to promote
sustainable development. These result in the outlook on sustainable development,
a new vision that fundamentally changes the way values are realized and which
closely links healthy development for a new era with sustainable development for
generations.
As a philosophical concept, value reflects the degree of alignment in the objective, mutually generative, and reciprocal subject-object relations in cognitive and
practical activities. It reflects the functions and meanings of the subject and object
in the objective relations. Sustainable development is a process in which a full set of
diverse, systematic, and long lasting values are pursued and realized. The 18th CPC
National Congress looked into the way of value realization by integrating economic,
political, cultural, social, and ecological values and incorporated development of an
ecological civilization into the five-sphere integrated plan for building socialism with
Chinese characteristics, further highlighting the importance of ecological value and
development of an ecological civilization. It called on the whole Party and people
across the country to accomplish the significant task of “building a beautiful China
and realizing the sustainable development of the Chinese nation” In the report delivered to the 19th CPC National Congress on October 18, 2017, Xi Jinping elaborated
on the sustainable development of the Chinese nation and proposed the main path of
realizing value through sustainable development, that is, “ensuring harmony between
human and nature.” As he pointed out, “Building an ecological civilization is vital
to sustain the Chinese nation’s development. We must realize that lucid waters and
lush mountains are invaluable assets and act on this understanding, implement our
fundamental national policy of conserving resources and protecting the environment,
and cherish the environment as we cherish our own lives. We will adopt a holistic
approach to conserving our mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes, and grasslands, implement the strictest possible systems for environmental protection, and
develop eco-friendly growth models and ways of life. We must pursue a model of
sustainable development featuring increased production, higher living standards, and
healthy ecosystems. We must continue the Beautiful China initiative to create good
working and living environments for our people and play our part in ensuring global
ecological security.” At the National Working Conference on Environmental Protection from May 18 to 19, 2018, Xi stressed from a holistic and strategic perspective
that “building an ecological civilization is vital for sustaining the development of the
Chinese nation.” During his inspection of Xiongan New Area on January 16, 2019,
he emphasized the importance of developing a well-devised plan for the sustainable