On Xi Jinping’s Important Statements
on Reform of the System for Developing
an Ecological Civilization
Manhong Shen
Xi Jinping’s important statements on the reform of the system for developing an
ecological civilization form an important part of Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological
Civilization, and serve as the fundamental guideline for ecological progress toward
building a beautiful China. Therefore, studying the evolution, basic content, main
features and historical contributions of Xi Jinping’s important statements on the
reform of the system for developing an ecological civilization has important practical
significance and theoretical value.
1 The Basic Content of Xi Jinping’s Important Statements
on the Reform of the System for Developing an Ecological
Civilization
These statements form an ideological system that mainly includes three parts:
the system reform, the mechanism design, and the construction of institutions for
promoting ecological progress.
1. The reform of the system for developing an ecological civilization
(1) The system approach is adopted to reform administrative departments. The
ecological environment is a complex system. It can be divided into such subsystems as the forest ecosystem, wetland ecosystem, lake ecosystem, marine
ecosystem, urban ecosystem, and rural ecosystem, but it is not simply the
sum of all the subsystems. Therefore, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed
out in the “Explanation” at the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central
Committee that: “Mountains, waters, forests, farmlands and lakes form a living
community,” and “it is necessary to have one department take charge of all land
M. Shen (B)
Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
© China Environment Publishing Group Co., Ltd. 2021
J. Pan et al. (eds.), Beautiful China: 70 Years Since 1949 and 70 People’s Views
on Eco-civilization Construction, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6742-5_61
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on Reform of the System for Developing
an Ecological Civilization
Manhong Shen
Xi Jinping’s important statements on the reform of the system for developing an
ecological civilization form an important part of Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological
Civilization, and serve as the fundamental guideline for ecological progress toward
building a beautiful China. Therefore, studying the evolution, basic content, main
features and historical contributions of Xi Jinping’s important statements on the
reform of the system for developing an ecological civilization has important practical
significance and theoretical value.
1 The Basic Content of Xi Jinping’s Important Statements
on the Reform of the System for Developing an Ecological
Civilization
These statements form an ideological system that mainly includes three parts:
the system reform, the mechanism design, and the construction of institutions for
promoting ecological progress.
1. The reform of the system for developing an ecological civilization
(1) The system approach is adopted to reform administrative departments. The
ecological environment is a complex system. It can be divided into such subsystems as the forest ecosystem, wetland ecosystem, lake ecosystem, marine
ecosystem, urban ecosystem, and rural ecosystem, but it is not simply the
sum of all the subsystems. Therefore, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed
out in the “Explanation” at the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central
Committee that: “Mountains, waters, forests, farmlands and lakes form a living
community,” and “it is necessary to have one department take charge of all land
M. Shen (B)
Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
© China Environment Publishing Group Co., Ltd. 2021
J. Pan et al. (eds.), Beautiful China: 70 Years Since 1949 and 70 People’s Views
on Eco-civilization Construction, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6742-5_61
609