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caused by environmental pollution, and the Criminal Law contains a special chapter
on environment-related crime.
At the same time, the Clean Production Promotion Law, Circular Economy Promotion Law, Urban and Rural Planning Law and other laws related to the transformation
of industrial or energy structure and land planning have been formulated, laying a
solid legal foundation for the promotion of green development and reasonable land
use planning. China also promulgated more than 10 environment protection and
pollution prevention laws, including the Environmental Protection Law, Marine Environment Protection Law, Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law, Air Pollution
Prevention and Control Law, Solid Waste Pollution Prevention and Control Law,
Noise Control Law, Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law, Radioactive Pollution Prevention and Control Law, Environmental Impact Assessment Law, Wildlife
Protection Law, Water and Soil Conservation Law, Desertification Prevention and
Control Law, and Island Protection Law. A relatively complete legal and institutional
system for environmental protection thus took shape in China. Relevant administrative systems and technical specifications were established for all major links
of environment protection and pollution prevention. With regard to administrative
approval of projects, there are the environmental impact assessment system and the
“three simultaneous” environmental evaluation system. With regard to supervision
and inspection, there are systems and policies concerning pollutant discharge permits,
gross pollutant discharge control, on-site inspections, emergency response, pollution
remediation within a specified time limit, compulsory shutdown of polluting factories, and other compulsory administrative measures. There are also laws and regulations stipulating administrative, civil or criminal penalties for actions polluting or
harming the environment. In the meanwhile, the Chinese government increased the
use of environmental-economic measures, raised pollution charges and expanded the
scope of pollution charges collection, and promoted the pilot project of environmental
insurance and pollution rights trading systems. Social management systems also
took environmental management into consideration, and environmental information
disclosure and public participation gradually became the norm.
3 On the Basis of the Achievements Already Made
in Economic Reform and Opening-Up, China Will
Continue to Promote the Development of Ecological
Civilization in the Country and Across the World, Strive
to Build a Beautiful China, Work with Other Countries
for a Clean and Beautiful World, and Contribute
to Global Sustainable Development
The Beautiful China campaign was launched at the 19th National Congress of the
CPC, depicting the vision of a clean and beautiful world: China should fundamentally
improve its environment, basically achieve the goal of a beautiful China by 2035, and
Z. Xie
caused by environmental pollution, and the Criminal Law contains a special chapter
on environment-related crime.
At the same time, the Clean Production Promotion Law, Circular Economy Promotion Law, Urban and Rural Planning Law and other laws related to the transformation
of industrial or energy structure and land planning have been formulated, laying a
solid legal foundation for the promotion of green development and reasonable land
use planning. China also promulgated more than 10 environment protection and
pollution prevention laws, including the Environmental Protection Law, Marine Environment Protection Law, Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law, Air Pollution
Prevention and Control Law, Solid Waste Pollution Prevention and Control Law,
Noise Control Law, Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law, Radioactive Pollution Prevention and Control Law, Environmental Impact Assessment Law, Wildlife
Protection Law, Water and Soil Conservation Law, Desertification Prevention and
Control Law, and Island Protection Law. A relatively complete legal and institutional
system for environmental protection thus took shape in China. Relevant administrative systems and technical specifications were established for all major links
of environment protection and pollution prevention. With regard to administrative
approval of projects, there are the environmental impact assessment system and the
“three simultaneous” environmental evaluation system. With regard to supervision
and inspection, there are systems and policies concerning pollutant discharge permits,
gross pollutant discharge control, on-site inspections, emergency response, pollution
remediation within a specified time limit, compulsory shutdown of polluting factories, and other compulsory administrative measures. There are also laws and regulations stipulating administrative, civil or criminal penalties for actions polluting or
harming the environment. In the meanwhile, the Chinese government increased the
use of environmental-economic measures, raised pollution charges and expanded the
scope of pollution charges collection, and promoted the pilot project of environmental
insurance and pollution rights trading systems. Social management systems also
took environmental management into consideration, and environmental information
disclosure and public participation gradually became the norm.
3 On the Basis of the Achievements Already Made
in Economic Reform and Opening-Up, China Will
Continue to Promote the Development of Ecological
Civilization in the Country and Across the World, Strive
to Build a Beautiful China, Work with Other Countries
for a Clean and Beautiful World, and Contribute
to Global Sustainable Development
The Beautiful China campaign was launched at the 19th National Congress of the
CPC, depicting the vision of a clean and beautiful world: China should fundamentally
improve its environment, basically achieve the goal of a beautiful China by 2035, and