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to affluence and bypass the “middle income trap.” The ecology functions as a bond
between nature and economy, society, culture and politics, with the two ends of the
bond promoting and complementing each other. Ecological progress is an initiative that considers the big picture and the long term, for which holistic planning of
various terms and aligned policies and measures are needed to advance the overall
green transformation on the economic, political, cultural and social fronts. In this
way, it will put in place a powerful balance mechanism and point out the direction
for achieving the harmonious co-existence between man and man, man and society,
man and nature.
Political civilization points out the direction forward for ecological progress,
which in turn creates the conditions for our current political development. Political civilization should protect different interest groups and their diverse needs, and
ecological progress should be an integral part of political development and serve as
an opening for institutional reform. As mass events caused by environmental problems have diminished the credibility of some local governments or fueled public
discontent, starting the institutional reform in environmental sector will meet less
resistance as it complies with the people’s demand for a good life. Steps should be
taken to promote public participation in environmental protection, carry out democratic decision-making, management and supervision, so as to gain experience and
lay a solid public foundation for political system reform and break new ground for
ecological civilization.
Ecological civilization has to be bolstered by cultural civilization. As the fine
outcomes of man’s reform of the objective world as well as the subjective world,
cultural civilization reflects the progress of human wisdom and morality mainly in
two domains. First, it is reflected in science and culture, including social culture,
knowledge and wisdom, and the development scale and level of such social undertakings as education, science, culture, art, health and sports. Second, it is reflected
in ideology and morality, including political ideology, morality, social ethos, and
human values, ideal, integrity, awareness, conviction and sense of organization and
discipline. Ecological civilization is an important component of cultural civilization, while cultural development provides mental guidance, spiritual motivation and
intelligent support for ecological progress.
In developing ecological civilization, we should focus on prominent environmental problems while emphasizing the systematic and overall effects. Bearing in
mind the Five-Sphere Integrated Plan and Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy of
socialism with Chinese characteristics, we should merge ecological progress with
economic, political, cultural and social development in the whole process and on all
fronts, and give priority to resolving key environmental pollution issues affecting
public health. Measures will be taken to win the critical battles for blue sky, lucid
water and clean soil, coordinate source governance, strict process regulation and
punishment of non-standard pollutant discharge, and advance resource conservation,
low-carbon development, spread of green development concept, institutional establishment, technological innovation and investment in a holistic manner. As such, all
the links and factors will form a complete system to make sure lucid waters and lush
mountains are invaluable assets.
H. Zhou
to affluence and bypass the “middle income trap.” The ecology functions as a bond
between nature and economy, society, culture and politics, with the two ends of the
bond promoting and complementing each other. Ecological progress is an initiative that considers the big picture and the long term, for which holistic planning of
various terms and aligned policies and measures are needed to advance the overall
green transformation on the economic, political, cultural and social fronts. In this
way, it will put in place a powerful balance mechanism and point out the direction
for achieving the harmonious co-existence between man and man, man and society,
man and nature.
Political civilization points out the direction forward for ecological progress,
which in turn creates the conditions for our current political development. Political civilization should protect different interest groups and their diverse needs, and
ecological progress should be an integral part of political development and serve as
an opening for institutional reform. As mass events caused by environmental problems have diminished the credibility of some local governments or fueled public
discontent, starting the institutional reform in environmental sector will meet less
resistance as it complies with the people’s demand for a good life. Steps should be
taken to promote public participation in environmental protection, carry out democratic decision-making, management and supervision, so as to gain experience and
lay a solid public foundation for political system reform and break new ground for
ecological civilization.
Ecological civilization has to be bolstered by cultural civilization. As the fine
outcomes of man’s reform of the objective world as well as the subjective world,
cultural civilization reflects the progress of human wisdom and morality mainly in
two domains. First, it is reflected in science and culture, including social culture,
knowledge and wisdom, and the development scale and level of such social undertakings as education, science, culture, art, health and sports. Second, it is reflected
in ideology and morality, including political ideology, morality, social ethos, and
human values, ideal, integrity, awareness, conviction and sense of organization and
discipline. Ecological civilization is an important component of cultural civilization, while cultural development provides mental guidance, spiritual motivation and
intelligent support for ecological progress.
In developing ecological civilization, we should focus on prominent environmental problems while emphasizing the systematic and overall effects. Bearing in
mind the Five-Sphere Integrated Plan and Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy of
socialism with Chinese characteristics, we should merge ecological progress with
economic, political, cultural and social development in the whole process and on all
fronts, and give priority to resolving key environmental pollution issues affecting
public health. Measures will be taken to win the critical battles for blue sky, lucid
water and clean soil, coordinate source governance, strict process regulation and
punishment of non-standard pollutant discharge, and advance resource conservation,
low-carbon development, spread of green development concept, institutional establishment, technological innovation and investment in a holistic manner. As such, all
the links and factors will form a complete system to make sure lucid waters and lush
mountains are invaluable assets.