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resources property rights system (including 5 specific institutions), the land and space
development and protection system (4), the spatial planning system (3), the total
resource management and the comprehensive conservation system (10), the system
for paying for resources consumption and compensating for ecological damage (8),
the environmental governance system (6), the environmental governance and ecological protection market system (6), and the performance evaluation and accountability
system for ecological conservation (5).
So far, with the strong support from Xi Jinping, China has established a set of institutions for promoting ecological progress, with in place the structure tree for institutions at different levels and the matrix composed of pairs of different institutions
by category.
2 The Key Features of Xi Jinping’s Important Statements
on the Reform of the System for Developing an Ecological
Civilization
1. The reform is rational
The Master Plan for Reform of the System for Developing an Ecological Civilization
advocates six principles while advancing the reform: (1) respecting nature, staying
in harmony with nature, and protecting nature; (2) coordinating economic development and ecological conservation; (3) lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable
assets; (4) natural value and natural capital; (5) spatial balance; and (6) mountains,
waters, forests, farmlands and lakes form a living community. Among them, the principles that “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets” and “mountains,
waters, forests, farmlands and lakes form a living community” are major innovations
in Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization. The former answers questions
such as “why to change” and “what to change” from the perspective of dialectic
materialism, and the latter answers the question about “how to change” based on the
system theory.
2. The reform is problem-oriented
Xi Jinping’s important statements on the reform of the system for developing an
ecological civilization are distinctly problem-oriented, aimed to effect changes and
solve practical problems. First, targeted reform is launched to tackle problems. Wherever there is a problem, efforts are made to ensure it is solved; the more serious the
problem is, the higher it is on the priority list. For example, the “10-Chapter Water
Pollution Action Plan,” “10-Chapter Air Pollution Action Plan” and “10-Chapter Soil
Pollution Action Plan” are all introduced to tackle major issues concerning water,
air and food quality that are vital to people’s well-being. Second, targeted reform is
launched to address the root cause of each problem. In response to the decentralized
power in the management of water resources and water environment, Xi Jinping
M. Shen
resources property rights system (including 5 specific institutions), the land and space
development and protection system (4), the spatial planning system (3), the total
resource management and the comprehensive conservation system (10), the system
for paying for resources consumption and compensating for ecological damage (8),
the environmental governance system (6), the environmental governance and ecological protection market system (6), and the performance evaluation and accountability
system for ecological conservation (5).
So far, with the strong support from Xi Jinping, China has established a set of institutions for promoting ecological progress, with in place the structure tree for institutions at different levels and the matrix composed of pairs of different institutions
by category.
2 The Key Features of Xi Jinping’s Important Statements
on the Reform of the System for Developing an Ecological
Civilization
1. The reform is rational
The Master Plan for Reform of the System for Developing an Ecological Civilization
advocates six principles while advancing the reform: (1) respecting nature, staying
in harmony with nature, and protecting nature; (2) coordinating economic development and ecological conservation; (3) lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable
assets; (4) natural value and natural capital; (5) spatial balance; and (6) mountains,
waters, forests, farmlands and lakes form a living community. Among them, the principles that “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets” and “mountains,
waters, forests, farmlands and lakes form a living community” are major innovations
in Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization. The former answers questions
such as “why to change” and “what to change” from the perspective of dialectic
materialism, and the latter answers the question about “how to change” based on the
system theory.
2. The reform is problem-oriented
Xi Jinping’s important statements on the reform of the system for developing an
ecological civilization are distinctly problem-oriented, aimed to effect changes and
solve practical problems. First, targeted reform is launched to tackle problems. Wherever there is a problem, efforts are made to ensure it is solved; the more serious the
problem is, the higher it is on the priority list. For example, the “10-Chapter Water
Pollution Action Plan,” “10-Chapter Air Pollution Action Plan” and “10-Chapter Soil
Pollution Action Plan” are all introduced to tackle major issues concerning water,
air and food quality that are vital to people’s well-being. Second, targeted reform is
launched to address the root cause of each problem. In response to the decentralized
power in the management of water resources and water environment, Xi Jinping