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all regions and in full process in a holistic and coordinated approach with comprehensive and multi-pronged measures. (5) The strictest regulations and laws must be
applied in protecting the environment. Institutional innovation should be accelerated
and implementation reinforced to put an impregnable defense line on the utilization
of natural resources. (6) Joint efforts must be made in building a global ecological
civilization. China should deeply participate in global environmental governance,
contribute solutions to world environmental protection and sustainable development,
and lead international cooperation on climate change.
The six principles are the major guidelines with philosophical, global and realistic significance that we must abide by in developing ecological civilization; the
five systems are the pillars that underpin and ensure ecological progress; the four
requirements, which are specific and operable, point out our goals and tasks as well
as the specific areas of ecological progress; the three judgments present the current
situation of environmental protection in China – we must grit our teeth and conquer
the challenges that lie ahead; the two stages outline a definite “timetable” and a
blueprint that we should follow through; and the one goal is to meet people’s aspiration and growing needs for a good life. These draw up a clear and definite route as
well as a complete and operable construction drawing as to how to build an ecological
civilization.
5 China is an Important Participant, Contributor
and Torchbearer in the Global Endeavor for Ecological
Civilization
The mankind lives in a community with a shared future and protecting the ecological environment is a common challenge and common responsibility faced by the
whole world. Our success in ecological progress will do credit to socialism with
Chinese characteristics; our failure in it will give those with ulterior motives an
excuse to criticize and attack us. Ever since the human world stepped into industrial civilization, the rapid development of traditional industrialization has generated
immense material wealth, but also expedited the exploitation of natural resources,
disrupted the cycle and balance of ecosystems on earth and caused tension between
man and nature. Since the 1930s, a number of environmental incidents have occurred
in Western countries, causing huge losses, which have shocked the world and triggered a profound reflection on the development model of capitalism. In the process
of more than 200 years of modernization, industrialization was realized in no more
than 30 countries with a total population of no more than 1 billion. If we promote
environmental progress and build China, the largest developing country with a population of more than 1.3 billion, into a modern socialist country that is prosperous,
strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful, the influence of
our achievement will be worldwide.
C. Wang
all regions and in full process in a holistic and coordinated approach with comprehensive and multi-pronged measures. (5) The strictest regulations and laws must be
applied in protecting the environment. Institutional innovation should be accelerated
and implementation reinforced to put an impregnable defense line on the utilization
of natural resources. (6) Joint efforts must be made in building a global ecological
civilization. China should deeply participate in global environmental governance,
contribute solutions to world environmental protection and sustainable development,
and lead international cooperation on climate change.
The six principles are the major guidelines with philosophical, global and realistic significance that we must abide by in developing ecological civilization; the
five systems are the pillars that underpin and ensure ecological progress; the four
requirements, which are specific and operable, point out our goals and tasks as well
as the specific areas of ecological progress; the three judgments present the current
situation of environmental protection in China – we must grit our teeth and conquer
the challenges that lie ahead; the two stages outline a definite “timetable” and a
blueprint that we should follow through; and the one goal is to meet people’s aspiration and growing needs for a good life. These draw up a clear and definite route as
well as a complete and operable construction drawing as to how to build an ecological
civilization.
5 China is an Important Participant, Contributor
and Torchbearer in the Global Endeavor for Ecological
Civilization
The mankind lives in a community with a shared future and protecting the ecological environment is a common challenge and common responsibility faced by the
whole world. Our success in ecological progress will do credit to socialism with
Chinese characteristics; our failure in it will give those with ulterior motives an
excuse to criticize and attack us. Ever since the human world stepped into industrial civilization, the rapid development of traditional industrialization has generated
immense material wealth, but also expedited the exploitation of natural resources,
disrupted the cycle and balance of ecosystems on earth and caused tension between
man and nature. Since the 1930s, a number of environmental incidents have occurred
in Western countries, causing huge losses, which have shocked the world and triggered a profound reflection on the development model of capitalism. In the process
of more than 200 years of modernization, industrialization was realized in no more
than 30 countries with a total population of no more than 1 billion. If we promote
environmental progress and build China, the largest developing country with a population of more than 1.3 billion, into a modern socialist country that is prosperous,
strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful, the influence of
our achievement will be worldwide.