Theoretical Perception and Logic Expression of Ecological …
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3 New Directions and Roads for Implementing
the Ecological Civilization Strategy in the New Era
This is a new topic emerging in the course of building an ecological civilization
after the 18th National Congress of the CPC. Marxist scholars, including me, have
conducted in-depth theoretical explorations around it. For instance, Fang Shijiao and
others deeply expounded this topic in a report of the National Social Science Fund of
China in 2015. “Today a profound ecological revolution is needed in the economic
and social sectors for human survival and development. We should adopt the new path
of green development and advance the ecological or green transformation of the way
of production and way of life—namely the way we live, covering economy, science
and technology, culture and education, politics and social activities. We should energetically push the socialist economic and social systems with Chinese characteristics
to be more ecology-friendly and green, so it will become the internal mechanism,
main content, basic path and green outcome of the ecological, economic and social
systems.” Therefore, “China’s economic and social development today must follow
the path of ecological, green and innovative transformation. This is an irresistible
trend.” As such, ecological and green socioeconomic development becomes the basic
content and path of building an ecological civilization, and the only path toward the
social and economic development coming with ecological civilization. Four points
are worth special attention in this process. First, we should make ecological and
green efforts the core element and internal drive of building an ecological civilization as they represent the ecological features, connotations and guidance of China’s
development path. Second, ecological and green endeavors are the chief driver that
accelerates the shift from the economic, social and cultural pattern dominated by
industrial civilization to one dominated by ecological civilization. Third, to comprehensively push forward ecological civilization in the new era, the key lies in realizing the ecological and green development in all aspects of the modernization drive,
including economy, politics, culture, spirit, society, and ecology. Fourth, following
the ecological and green direction, the development of ecological civilization has
become the drive and engine of overall national development, pushing forward the
Chinese economy, society and civilization.
4 New Connotations and Thoughts on Implementing
the Ecological Civilization Strategy in the New Era
To highlight the strategic position of building an ecological civilization, the report
of the 18th National Congress of the CPC used the word “incorporate,” which was
replaced by “integrate” in the report of the 19th National Congress of the CPC,
giving rise to Xi Jinping’s new thought and new strategy of integrated development.
In his Ludwig, Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy, Engels
hailed development as a “great basic thought” and that “the whole process of great
529
3 New Directions and Roads for Implementing
the Ecological Civilization Strategy in the New Era
This is a new topic emerging in the course of building an ecological civilization
after the 18th National Congress of the CPC. Marxist scholars, including me, have
conducted in-depth theoretical explorations around it. For instance, Fang Shijiao and
others deeply expounded this topic in a report of the National Social Science Fund of
China in 2015. “Today a profound ecological revolution is needed in the economic
and social sectors for human survival and development. We should adopt the new path
of green development and advance the ecological or green transformation of the way
of production and way of life—namely the way we live, covering economy, science
and technology, culture and education, politics and social activities. We should energetically push the socialist economic and social systems with Chinese characteristics
to be more ecology-friendly and green, so it will become the internal mechanism,
main content, basic path and green outcome of the ecological, economic and social
systems.” Therefore, “China’s economic and social development today must follow
the path of ecological, green and innovative transformation. This is an irresistible
trend.” As such, ecological and green socioeconomic development becomes the basic
content and path of building an ecological civilization, and the only path toward the
social and economic development coming with ecological civilization. Four points
are worth special attention in this process. First, we should make ecological and
green efforts the core element and internal drive of building an ecological civilization as they represent the ecological features, connotations and guidance of China’s
development path. Second, ecological and green endeavors are the chief driver that
accelerates the shift from the economic, social and cultural pattern dominated by
industrial civilization to one dominated by ecological civilization. Third, to comprehensively push forward ecological civilization in the new era, the key lies in realizing the ecological and green development in all aspects of the modernization drive,
including economy, politics, culture, spirit, society, and ecology. Fourth, following
the ecological and green direction, the development of ecological civilization has
become the drive and engine of overall national development, pushing forward the
Chinese economy, society and civilization.
4 New Connotations and Thoughts on Implementing
the Ecological Civilization Strategy in the New Era
To highlight the strategic position of building an ecological civilization, the report
of the 18th National Congress of the CPC used the word “incorporate,” which was
replaced by “integrate” in the report of the 19th National Congress of the CPC,
giving rise to Xi Jinping’s new thought and new strategy of integrated development.
In his Ludwig, Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy, Engels
hailed development as a “great basic thought” and that “the whole process of great