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and demonstrations to release the implementing plans as soon as possible. To hold
the ecological red line, ecological issues must be addressed, inspected and dealt with
in a resolute, open and transparent manner. Only when relevant people and units are
held accountable in strict accordance with the law can we build a solid defense line
against ecological violations. It is necessary to educate the whole society, especially
the young people, on ecological civilization to raise their awareness thereof, so that it
will become their conscientious action and the historical responsibility for ecological
progress will be passed down from one generation to another.
To make continued efforts for ecological civilization, close attention must be paid
to the overall plan or top-level design of each local area and each industry. Developing ecological civilization is an arduous, long-term initiative that spans across
generations, to which the key lies in practice, innovation and persistence. China is
currently at an important period of economic and social transition, when the factors
affecting ecological efforts are getting increasingly complex, deep-rooted conflicts
left from earlier times are coming to the fore, and people are having higher demands
on ecological quality. To avoid short-sighted actions that only treat superficial symptoms through stopgap measures without taking out the root cause and resolve piled-up
problems at the source, we must make overall plans on a strategic level and roll out
a top-level design that lists the basic strategy, tasks and goals, policy measures and
administrative system conducive to ecological progress and the Five-sphere Integrated Plan. This design should combine the general deployments and strategic
objectives decided by the CPC Central Committee with the specific conditions in
each region and industry, and combine periodic goals with long-term plans. It should
also be executed step by step with targeted guidance. The overall plan should be
decided and enacted by the standing committee of the People’s Congress of the same
level, so that relevant work will be carried on consistently and won’t be derailed
either because the top leaders have new priorities or because the leadership has been
changed.
To make continued efforts for ecological civilization, we must carry forward the
fine Chinese traditions, draw on the outstanding achievements of foreign cultures,
and promote modern ecological culture. Developing ecological civilization is both
the transformation and the inheritance of civilization. The Chinese nation is the only
one in the world that has survived and thrived as a state for thousands of years with
the same culture, language and origin. Its incisive ecological wisdom is ingrained
in our culture, ethics and morality. The Confucian concept of “unification between
nature and man,” the Taoist idea to follow the laws of nature and the Buddhist belief
in “equality of all creatures” all manifest the ecological philosophy of harmony
between man and nature, which continues to shed light on our ecological work today.
Carrying the characteristics of individual nations as well as the common traits of all
mankind, ecological civilization—and its ultimate goals—cannot be realized in or
by one country or region, but requires the fundamental changeover from industrial to
ecological civilization throughout the world. Therefore, it is necessary to absorb the
cultural nourishment from different nations and launch a global relay on the cultural
level.
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and demonstrations to release the implementing plans as soon as possible. To hold
the ecological red line, ecological issues must be addressed, inspected and dealt with
in a resolute, open and transparent manner. Only when relevant people and units are
held accountable in strict accordance with the law can we build a solid defense line
against ecological violations. It is necessary to educate the whole society, especially
the young people, on ecological civilization to raise their awareness thereof, so that it
will become their conscientious action and the historical responsibility for ecological
progress will be passed down from one generation to another.
To make continued efforts for ecological civilization, close attention must be paid
to the overall plan or top-level design of each local area and each industry. Developing ecological civilization is an arduous, long-term initiative that spans across
generations, to which the key lies in practice, innovation and persistence. China is
currently at an important period of economic and social transition, when the factors
affecting ecological efforts are getting increasingly complex, deep-rooted conflicts
left from earlier times are coming to the fore, and people are having higher demands
on ecological quality. To avoid short-sighted actions that only treat superficial symptoms through stopgap measures without taking out the root cause and resolve piled-up
problems at the source, we must make overall plans on a strategic level and roll out
a top-level design that lists the basic strategy, tasks and goals, policy measures and
administrative system conducive to ecological progress and the Five-sphere Integrated Plan. This design should combine the general deployments and strategic
objectives decided by the CPC Central Committee with the specific conditions in
each region and industry, and combine periodic goals with long-term plans. It should
also be executed step by step with targeted guidance. The overall plan should be
decided and enacted by the standing committee of the People’s Congress of the same
level, so that relevant work will be carried on consistently and won’t be derailed
either because the top leaders have new priorities or because the leadership has been
changed.
To make continued efforts for ecological civilization, we must carry forward the
fine Chinese traditions, draw on the outstanding achievements of foreign cultures,
and promote modern ecological culture. Developing ecological civilization is both
the transformation and the inheritance of civilization. The Chinese nation is the only
one in the world that has survived and thrived as a state for thousands of years with
the same culture, language and origin. Its incisive ecological wisdom is ingrained
in our culture, ethics and morality. The Confucian concept of “unification between
nature and man,” the Taoist idea to follow the laws of nature and the Buddhist belief
in “equality of all creatures” all manifest the ecological philosophy of harmony
between man and nature, which continues to shed light on our ecological work today.
Carrying the characteristics of individual nations as well as the common traits of all
mankind, ecological civilization—and its ultimate goals—cannot be realized in or
by one country or region, but requires the fundamental changeover from industrial to
ecological civilization throughout the world. Therefore, it is necessary to absorb the
cultural nourishment from different nations and launch a global relay on the cultural
level.